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Three note-books containing transcripts of, or extracts from, eighty-two letters, 1806-1810 and undated, being mainly (as per address or by inference) letters to Thomas Smith [collector for the British and Foreign Bible Society, and secretary of the Sunday School Society], Little Moorfields, London. Other addressees include Hugh Lloyd, London, the Reverend John Owen [joint home secretary, the British and Foreign Bible Society], Fulham, the said Reverend John Owen jointly with the Reverend J[oseph] Hughes, as [joint home] secretaries of the British and Foreign Bible Society, London, L. B. Seeley, Fleet Street, London, and Henry Thornton, M.P. [for Southwark, treasurer of the Bible Society], London. The writers include Mr. Cardale, David Charles [1], Carmarthen John Charles, H[averford]west, [the Reverend] Josh[ua] Davies [vicar of Dingestowe and Tregare], Goytre Lodge, near Abergavenny, [the Reverend] David Davis, [rectors of] Llanvirnach, near [Newcastle] Emlyn, Edw[ard] Edwards, Lynn, John Elias ['o Fôn'], Llanfechell, Rob[er]t Ellis, Mold, Benjamin Evans [? Congregational minister], Trewen, near Newcastle Emlyn, Evan Evans and William Watkins, Brecon, Sarah Evans, Llanfair, Montgomeryshire, Lydia Foulkes, Machynlleth, J[oh]n Griffith, Barmouth, Geo[rge] Hodson, Robert Hughes, Bangor, Ann Jones, Wrexham, Benj[ami]n Jones, Haverfordwest, Dan[ie]l Jones, Liverpool , [the Reverend] David Jones, dissenting minister, Holywell, [the Reverend] D[avid] Jones [rector of Llangan] from Langan and Manor Owen, near Fishguard, Elias Jones, Gorswen, Jane Jones, Llanfyllin, John Jones, Machynlleth, Tho[ma]s Jones, Ruthin, Caleb Lewis, Cardigan, David Lewis, Gelly a [near Lampeter], Titus Lewis [? Baptist minister], Carmarthen, Tho[ma]s Lloyd, Bronwydd, near [Newcastle] Emlin, J[oh]n Morgan, Llandeilo, David Morris, Carmarthen, Richard Owen, Caernarvon, William Owen, Chwaen wenn, Anglesey, Rich[ar]d Phipp, Warrington, the Reverend Jonathan Powell [? Congregational minister], Anglesey, John Richard [? Baptist minister], Blaengwyddon, J[oh]n Roberts, Carnarvon, John Roberts [? Congregational minister], Llanbrynmair, John Walker, Chester, [the Reverend] John Williams, Pantycelyn, near Landovery, and William Williams, Denbigh. The letters consist almost entirely of requests to be supplied by the British and Foreign Bible Society with copies of English and Welsh Bibles and Testaments, and covering notes sent with sums of money being forwarded to the Society either as payment for Bibles and Testaments supplied or as annual subscriptions.
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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
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English.
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The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Formerly known as D. E. Jenkins 79.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 12809B.
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- British and Foreign Bible Society -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Smith, Thomas, British and Foreign Bible Society -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Smith, Thomas, British and Foreign Bible Society (Subject)
- Lloyd, Hugh, London (Subject)
- Owen, John, home secretary, British and Foreign Bible Society (Subject)
- Hughes, Joseph, Rev. (Subject)
- Seeley, L. B. (Leonard Benton), 1766-1834 (Subject)
- Davis, David, Rev., Llanfyrnach (Subject)
- Thornton, Henry 1760-1815. (Subject)
- Charles, David, 1762-1834 (Subject)
- Charles, John, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Davies, Joshua, Rev. (Subject)
- Edwards, Edward, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Elias, John, 1774-1841 (Subject)
- Ellis, Robert, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Evans, B. (Benjamin), 1740-1821 (Subject)
- Evans, Evan, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Watkins, William, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Evans, Sarah, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Foulkes, Lydia, Machynlleth (Subject)
- Griffith, John, Barmouth (Subject)
- Hodson, George (Subject)
- Hughes, Robert, Bangor (Subject)
- Jones, Ann, Wrexham (Subject)
- Jones, Benjamin, Haverfordwest (Subject)
- Jones, Daniel, Liverpool (Subject)
- Jones, David, Rev., Holywell (Subject)
- Jones, David, Rev., Llangan, 1736-1810 (Subject)
- Jones, Elias, Gorswen (Subject)
- Jones, Jane, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Jones, John, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Jones, Thomas, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Lewis, Caleb, of Cardigan (Subject)
- Lewis, David, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Lewis, Titus, 1773-1811 (Subject)
- Lloyd, Thomas, Bronwydd (Subject)
- Morgan, John, Llandeilo (Subject)
- Morris, David, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Owen, Richard, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Owen, William, Chwaen Wen (Subject)
- Phipp, Richard (Subject)
- Powell, Jonathan, 1764-1823 (Subject)
- Richard, John, Rev. (Subject)
- Roberts, John, fl. 1806 (Subject)
- Roberts, John, 1804-1884 (Subject)
- Walker, John, Chester (Subject)
- Williams, John, Pantycelyn (Subject)
- Williams, William, fl. 1806 (Subject)