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Title
Date(s)
- 1850-1864 / (Creation)
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Extent and medium
iii, 42 ff. Guarded and filed.
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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.
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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.
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/4384692 (July 2016).
Digital version available https://www.library.wales/discover-learn/digital-exhibitions/manuscripts/modern-period/emigrants-letters
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Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22846D [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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Name access points
- Jones, Henry, 1824-1852 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Jones, Mary, 1831-1861 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Jones, Henry, 1824-1852 (Subject)
- Jones, Mary, 1831-1861 (Subject)
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Language(s)
- English
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