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PFA - Penrhyn Castle Further Additional

1 - Early deeds

7 - Surveys, valuations and inventories

8 - Post 1800 Correspondence

9 - Post 1800 Printed Material (including translations of printed items)

10 - Post 1800 Financial Papers including accounts, vouchers, cash books etc.

11 - Post 1800 Legal documents

12 - Post 1800 Mixed bundles

13 - Post 1800 Miscellaneous

1 - Particular of the estate of the Hon'ble Hugh Warburton Esq & John Pennant Esq in the County of Caernarfon setting forth the rents payable for the years 1768 & 1769 according to the leases granted thereof dated 1st Sept 17

2 - Royal Warrant granting permission for George Hay Dawkins to adopt the surname Pennant. Includes loose vouchers from the College of Arms

3 - Bound book containing lists of names & dates - guest book?

4 - Songbook belonging to Juliana M Pennant. Includes collection of sacred music transcribed (music and verse) by Juliana M Pennant. Similar songbook (of sacred music) contained in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

5 - Bound record of meat (purchases?)

6 - List of vessels at Port Penrhyn

7 - Two copies of the Royal Warrant granting permission for Edward Gordon Douglas to adopt the surname Pennant. One includes a hand written version of the warrant signed by Queen Victoria

8 - Book detailing gifts made to the poor of Llanllechid, Penrhyn and the quarry. Gifts include shirts/petticoats/blankets etc.

9 - Hand written account of the poets of France in the modern age 'Les Poetes Francais'

10 - List of subscribers to the present for to HRH The Prince of Wales from the inhabitants of North Wales

11 - Letters Patent granting the title of Baron Penrhyn to Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant

12 - List of quarry employees and religious denomination showing who was employed/promoted following the strike of 1874

13 - Account, in the hand of Lady Penrhyn of matters relating to the strike of 1874. Written on the envelope in the hand of George Sholto Douglas Pennant is 'Important narrative in Lady Penrhyn's hand writing re matters connected with strike of 1874 "men are in the hands of 3 outsiders Morgan Richards. Pugh & W.J. Parry"' written on the back of the envelope is 'Printed correspondence between strikers and A. Wyatt 1874' although no such document is contained within

14 - List of subscribers to the Gwalia newspaper and printing Company. Lord Penrhyn is listed as the highest subscriber, at £500 with the Hon G. S. Douglas Pennant subscribing £250

15 - Vast petition (signed by nearly 2000 signatories) asking Lord Penrhyn to re-employ Robert Hughes, Cefn Cwlwm and William Morris Jones, Coed y Parc following their prosecution for poaching. Petition refused

16 - List of silver and Electroplate at Penrhyn Castle, including list of silver bequeathed to the dowager Lady Penrhyn

17 - Penrhyn Castle card with 'Old Miscellaneous letters & documents chiefly from the time of Edward Gordon Lord Penrhyn' written on it

18 - Copy of the minutes of meetings held to discuss a memorial to the 1st Lord Penrhyn (Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant)

19 - Statement by Lord Penrhyn regarding his horse racing practices. Details Lord Penrhyn's involvement with the sport and detailing bets and winnings made on three of his horses, 'Noble Chieftain' 'Carmine' and 'Robin Hood' between 1888 and 1890. Statement seems to be given as evidence in a case of race rigging, or could possibly have been used in the libel case against the Licensed Victuallers Mirror

20 - List of horses at the Penrhyn Castle Stud

21 - List of yearlings

22 - List of those staying at Penrhyn Castle for the Royal visit with their allocated bedrooms

23 - Bills of Fare for meals held at Penrhyn Castle during the Royal visit and during the month of November

24 - Notebook containing details relating to the Royal visit of 1894. Lists guests, when they will be arriving/leaving, allocated bedrooms & carriages etc.

25 - Notes in the hand of George Sholto Douglas Pennant with the heading of 'L.D.Post' Lies. Lists lies published in the Liverpool Daily Post

26 - Note to Lady Penrhyn from W. Speed informing her that Lemonade is standing at 70 degrees in the shade [8.30 a.m.]

27 - Agenda of meeting to discuss 1. Investments and their profits. 2. Training College Subscriptions. 3. Lower Bangor National School 4. Tanybryn plaus (?) 5 Owen Hughes as a tenant. 6. Newspaper cutting re. W.J. Parry

28 - Analysis of drinking water of the Hon A. M. McGarel-Hogg done by Savory & Moore, Chemists to Her Majesty

29 - List of subscribers for the silver candelabrum presented to The Hon Gwynedd Douglas Pennant on the occasion of her marriage

30 - Hand written account of the history of Penrhyn Castle

31 - Confirmation of Lord Penrhyn's abbreviated London address. Confirmation from the General Post Office, London, that instead of Lord Penrhyn, Mortimer House, Halkin Street S.W., Lord Penrhyn's abbreviated address will be 'Penrhyn London')

32 - 'Garden Party List' address book listing invitees and acceptance/refusal as well as some details about the event

33 - Assorted lists of pedigrees of various horses and their pedigrees

34 - Key of dressing room cupboard next to L.V.'s sitting room

35 - Bundle of printed sheet music by E. Chambers Jones with cover letter from the Sotheby Memorial Club

36 - Royal warrant granting permission to John Charles Harper to assume the surname Douglas-Pennant

37 - Mrs Neweligate's recipe for collar eel (pickled eel)

38 - Envelope containing 3 fly fishing hooks addressed to Lord Penrhyn at Cairnton

39 - Original painted image of an unidentified bird

40 - Hand written account of Lord Penrhyn's speech on dissent

41 - Notes by the late Lord Penrhyn (Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant) on Local Taxation

42 - Caricature by Frank Lockwood QC on Royal Courts of Justice paper. Drawing bears the inscription 'OMartins trying Carmine'

43 - Envelope containing small key with the inscription 'Trilobite key case in drawing room'

44 - Small parcel containing drawings of coats of arms that could belong to the Pennant family

45 - Keys for the Penrhyn Despatch boxes

46 - Hand written account of the history of St. Tegai (taken from Eminent Welshmen)

47 - List of hired silver (royal visit/garden party perhaps?)

48 - Numbered list of names (quarry workers/pension/tenants?) with comments on financial situation

49 - Document detailing cleaning arrangements (for Penrhyn Castle?)

50 - Address Book full of addresses in and around the north Wales area. Lady Penrhyn's?

51 - 4 leather bound books listing Bills of Fare and days served (includes Christmas and New Year menus)

52 - Two sketch books filled with pencil drawings

53 - Speech given at Bangor Infirmary written in the hand of George Sholto Douglas Pennant

54 - Notes in the hand of G.S. Douglas-Pennant relating to W.J. Parry

55 - Drawing of an unidentified coat of arms

56 - Note written by L.D.P (Louisa Douglas Pennant?) relating to the artist Christall and his painting of the children accompanied by an empty envelope

57 - Statements of William James Foster, Head Keeper at Glan Conway, Peter Lloyd and Robert Wood, Beaters in relation to the shooting of David Wood, Beater, in the foot

58 - Writing box embossed with the initials G.D.P. containing numerous torn documents including map, document relating to Ty Slattas etc.

59 - Notebook of poetry entitled 'Poems addressed to the Penrhyn family'. Contains 18 translations of cywyddau addressed to such members as Sir William Gruffydd, William Fychan and Gwilym ap Gruffudd written by Lewis Mon, Gutun Owain, Cynwrig ap Dafydd Goch,Tudur Aled, Owain Llywelyn Moel, Rhys Goch am Dafydd, Robin Ddu, Tudur Penllyn, Gwilym ap Sefnyn, Guto'r Glyn, Lewis Daron, Dafydd Pennant . One poem translated by ?Howel Reinallt Loosely inserted : Newspaper cutting of a poem '.To the Right Hon. Lady Penrhyn...a prose translation from the original British, of an ODE, in five parts, to Llewelyn ap Gryffydd, the last Prince of Wales of the British line, her ladyship's ancestor….composed by Llygad Gwr'

60 - Bound inventory of furniture at Glan Conway, Bettws y Coed [Betws-y-coed]

61 - Handwritten list of ladies subscribing to the fund for the repair of Bangor Cathedral

62 - List of Subscribers to Penrhyn Memorial

14 - Estate Administration

15 - Penrhyn Quarry

16 - Politics and electioneering

17 - Personal

18 - Patronage

19 - Events

20 - Printed material

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