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- 1840-1868. (Creation)
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A volume containing about ninety letters, 1840-63, from the Reverend Morris Williams ('Nicander'), writing from Bangor, Amlwch and Llanrhyddlad, to Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), with a draft copy of one letter, 1850, from 'Eben Fardd' to 'Nicander'. A few of the letters have been printed in Adgof Uwch Ahghof. Also in the volume are a letter, 1865, from 'Nicander' to an unnamed correspondent and two letters, 1868, one incomplete, from 'Nicander' to [Richard Roberts] 'Bardd Treflys'. At the end of the volume are three letters, 1862, from Eunice Jones (Liverpool), daughter of Peter Jones ('Pedr Fardd'), writing from Clifton and Llanrhyddlad Rectory, to 'Eben Fardd' (enquiring about the connection between her father's family on his mother's side and the Wynnes of Glyn Llifon; 'englynion' by 'Pedr Fardd'). Pasted into the volume near the beginning is a cutting containing a letter, 1849, from M. Williams, ['Nicander'], Amlwch to John James ('Ioan Meirion'); there is also a loose cutting of a photograph of 'Nicander'.
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Welsh, English.
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Many of the letters have been included by D. Eifion Evans in his M.A. (Wales) dissertation entitled 'Braslun o fywyd a gwaith Nicander gydag ymdriniaeth arbennig ar ei farddoniaeth a'i feirniadaeth lenyddol, 1951, Vol. 2, pp. 352-429, including (Vol. 2, pp. 429-432) the letter, 1865, from 'Nicander' to an unnamed correspondent and the two letters, 1868, one incomplete, from 'Nicander' to [Richard Roberts] 'Bardd Treflys'.
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Transcripts of most of these letters are in Cwrtmawr MS 521B.
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Preferred citation: 478B.
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- Williams, Morris, 1809-1874 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Eben Fardd, 1802-1863 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Jones, Peter, 1775-1845 -- Family (Subject)
- Williams, Morris, 1809-1874 (Subject)
- Eben Fardd, 1802-1863 (Subject)
- Roberts, Richard, 1818-1876 (Subject)
- Jones, Peter, 1775-1845 (Subject)
- Jones, Eunice, Liverpool (Subject)
- James, John, 1815-1851 (Subject)
- Wynne family, Glynllifon (Subject)