| Description | Bundle contains:
a) Letter requesting assistance from Lord Penrhyn in securing medical care at the Eye and Ear Infirmary, Liverpool for an injured quarryman, 17 August 1887
b) Translation of a letter published in Y Faner regarding comments Lord Penrhyn made about Ellis o'r Nant. Letter published also claims that neither Lord Penrhyn nor his father have done anything to benefit the area (states that they have not given any money towards establishing British Schools as an example). Translation is accompanied by a letter from the 'Property Defence Association stating that the published letter is libellous and offering to re-verify the translation should Lord Penrhyn wish to take the matter further, 4 November 1893
c) Envelope full of translations of articles from various Welsh language publications, mainly concerned with the Prince of Wales' visit, also contains articles about emigration to America and dissatisfaction at Lord Rosebury as leader of the Liberals. One article suggests that the Prince of Wales was given a lukewarm reception due to his being in the company of Lord Penrhyn (and the Duke of Westminster), another is quite derogatory about the prince, ending with 'Here I have wondered after this worthless creature not remembering that it is poor work to hunt a hare that is not worth skinning.'. 1894
d) List of investments, both in Lord Penrhyn's name and Quarry Investments and their market value. Shows that Lord Penrhyn invested in Rio Tinto, British South Africa and numerous Railways, 29 November 1895
e) Bundle of accounts, reposts and newspaper articles relating to the Dr William Lewis Charity, 1896-1899
f) Copy of clause in partnership deed between Messers Carter Vincent Douglas Jones and Mostyn Roberts, in relation to Penrhyn/Vaynol estates, 24 November 1896
g) Envelope containing translations of articles from Y Celt (4 Dec 1896) that claims prominent figures will intervene on behalf of the quarrymen and that 1,400 of the 2,700 men throw out have found work elsewhere; and correction message published in Baner and Amserau Cymru stating that a letter published under the pseudonym 'Bethesdaite' was not written by the man commonly known by that name, Griffith Roberts, bookseller, Bethesda.", December 1896 |