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- 1907-1919 / (Creation)
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A commonplace book of John Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro'; 1835-1919), Congregational minister at March, Cambridgeshire, etc. The volume, begun in 1907, includes verses entitled 'Deucanmlwyddiant Rhydyceisiad, cyfarfod dathliad, 26 Awst, 1907' by Jonathan N. Davies ('Carnalaw'; 1833-1912), Liverpool; a list of members of Rhydyceisiaid Congregational Church, Carmarthenshire, 1803-17; extracts from accounts of Glandŵr Congregational Church, Pembrokeshire, 1723-60; a list of the themes and texts of sermons preached at the bicentenary services of Rhydyceisiaid Congregational Church, 1907; transcripts of hymns by the Reverend Lewis Thomas, Bwlch-sais, Llanfyrnach (d. 1745), first minister of Glandŵr Congregational Church; extracts from a manuscript which includes notes of sermons by Lewis Thomas; holographs and press cuttings of poetry, and translations of poetry, by 'Clwydwenfro', 1908-10; notes relating to the relationships of family members of 'Clwydwenfro'; a list of baptisms at Glandŵr Congregational Church, 1750-9; a biographical note on Jonathan N. Davies ('Carnalaw'); etc. Inset are the 'call' extended to 'Clwydwenfro' to the Congregational churches of St. Brides-super-Ely and Whitchurch, 1860; the confession of faith of 'Clwydwenfro' at his induction at St. Brides-super-Ely and Whitchurch, 1860; a cutting containing an obituary notice of 'Clwydwenfro', 1919; an incomplete holograph letter from 'Carnalaw' to 'Clwydwenfro'; etc.
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- Welsh
- English
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Welsh, English.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 11076A
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- Rhydyceisiaid (Church : Llangynin, Wales) (Subject)
- Rhydyceisiaid (Church : Llangynin, Wales) -- Centennial celebrations, etc. -- Poetry (Subject)
- Capel Glandwr (Glandwr, Pembrokeshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Capel Glandwr (Glandwr, Pembrokeshire, Wales) -- Accounting (Subject)
- Rhydyceisiaid (Church : Llangynin, Wales) -- Centennial celebrations, etc. (Subject)
- Capel Glandwr (Glandwr, Pembrokeshire, Wales) -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Ebenezer (Church : St Brides-super-Ely, Wales) (Subject)
- Congregational Chapel (Whitchurch, Wales) (Subject)
- James, J. Lloyd, 1835-1919 -- Family (Subject)
- Davies, Jonathan N., Carnalaw (Subject)
- James, J. Lloyd, 1835-1919 -- Death and burial (Subject)
- Davies, Jonathan N., Carnalaw (Subject)
- Thomas, Lewis, d. 1745 (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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January 2009.
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- English
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Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961); National Register of Archives WWW site; Cronfa Capeli WWW site; Genuki WWW site;