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Emigrants Letters

Reference: MS 22846D Most of the letters presented here are from Henry Jones (1824-52), who emigrated to Holland Patent, New York, in 1850, and his sister, Mary Jones (1831-61), who emigrated to…  

Sir William Edmond Logan Journals

Reference: NLW MS 21715-16B Français Sir William Edmond Logan's papers are dispersed throughout several institutions worldwide. Now, for the first time, they are reunited due to the…  

Temperance

Reference: NLW MS 8323B NLW MS 8323B is composed of papers relating to the Aberystwyth Auxiliary Temperance Society, which was formed in 1835. It includes a minutes book, a list of subscribers,…  

John Harries' Book of Incantations

Reference: NLW MS 11117B "A manuscript volume from the library of John Harries (d. 1839), of Pantcoy, Cwrtycadno, Carmarthenshire, astrologer and medical practitioner, containing the spirit lists…  

The Autobiography of Private Thomas Jeremiah

Reference: NLW MS 22102A NLW MS 22102A contains the autobiography of Private Thomas Jeremiah of the 23rd Regiment of Royal Welch Fusiliers, written around 1837. It describes his experiences of…  

Dyddgoviant William Owen Pughe

Reference: NLW MS 13248i-iiB The diary of the lexicographer and antiquarian, William Owen Pughe (1759-1835), for the period 1811-1835. The diary is in Welsh and is part of a substantial…  

Smuggler's Autobiography

Reference: NLW MS 21834B The autobiography of William Owen the 'noted smuggler' who was hanged for murder at Carmarthen on 2 May 1747. [iframe…  

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Blaina school takes part in broadcast workshop with the Wales Broadcast Archive

Blaina school takes part in broadcast workshop with the Wales Broadcast Archive On the 12th of April, pupils in years 5 of Ysgol Bro Helyg, Blaenau Gwent, came to take part in the Wales Broadcast…  

NLW Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Help

What is a browse search? The browse search returns an alphabetical list of results. This type of searching is useful when you know the title or part of the title of a work, or for finding all the…  

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