Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 22846D [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
Title
Llythyrau ymfudwyr,
Date(s)
- 1850-1864 / (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
iii, 42 ff. Guarded and filed.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs J. E. Williams; Tywyn, Merioneth; Donation; 1991
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters, 1850-1864, mainly in Welsh and mostly from Henry Jones (1824-1852), 1850-1851, who emigrated to Holland Patent, New York, in 1850 (see Y Cenhadwr Americanaidd, 13.12 (December 1852)), and his sister, Mary Jones (1831-1861), c. 1855-1861, who emigrated to Ballarat, New South Wales, in 1856, addressed to members of their family in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Merionethshire. Also included (ff. 39-40) are verses by Mary Jones, entitled Hiraeth am Fy Ngwlad, printed after her death.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Online version available on the Library's website $$u https://www.llgc.org.uk/discover/digital-gallery/manuscripts/modern-period/emigrants-letters/ (viewed July 2016).
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22846D [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004280811
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000280811
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Henry Jones and Mary Jones. (Creator)
- Jones, Henry, 1824-1852 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Jones, Mary, 1831-1861 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Jones, Henry, 1824-1852 (Subject)
- Jones, Mary, 1831-1861 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English