Identity area
Reference code
JC1
Title
Mathafarn legal papers
Date(s)
- 1626-[c. 1744] (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
7 envelopes, 2 loose items
Context area
Name of creator
(1500-1948)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers deriving from various legal actions mainly involving the Pughe family of Mathafarn, 1626-[c. 1743/4]. They comprise a general pardon to Rowland Pughe, 1626; cases of trespass in the lordship of Cyfeiliog and Ffrith Tafolwern, 1626-[c. 1635]; cases of debt against the estate of Richard Pughe, deceased [post-1651], and against John Pughe, 1743/4; and a case about suit of mill at Melin Gerrig [c. 17331].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological order by case.