Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1809-[1872] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
20 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Hugh Jones ('Cromwell o Went'), Independent minister, was born in the parish of Cemais, Montgomeryshire to a devout Calvinistic Methodist family. Early in life he went to Newtown to work as a weaver, and where he also began to preach. He became very active in the religious life of the community and was one of those who led the way to establishing a Welsh Independent church there. Jones studied at Newtown Independent College from 1823-1827, where his fellow students included Samuel Roberts ('S.R.'). He ministered at Saron chapel, Tredegar from 1827-1845 and at Heol Awst, Carmarthen from 1845-1872. While in Tredegar, Jones had taken it upon himself to put in order Monmouthshire's Independent chapels and was accused of transgressing the old Independent mores. However, Jones proved himself a passionate public orator on behalf of the county's cause and an eloquent contributor to Independent periodicals. Later in life, he became an advocate of taxing child education.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Henry W. Evans; Solva; Presentation; 1931
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Reverend Hugh Jones ('Cromwell o Went'), including letters, 1825-1871, mainly addressed to him and relating to preaching engagements and church affairs during his ministry at Tredegar and Carmarthen; drafts of letters, articles and sermons [1825x1872]; diaries, 1833-1853; and miscellaneous material, [1809x1872].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 10275-10294.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961), pp. 208-210.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Formerly Solva MSS 1-20.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 10275-10294.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Jones, H. (Hugh), 1800-1872 -- Archives. (Subject)
Genre access points
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2008 & June 2011.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifan for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifan . The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940 (Llundain, 1953); Cronfa Capeli on-line;