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BMSSI - Casgliad Cyffredinol o Lawysgrifau Bangor - Cyfrol I General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts - Volume I

Alt Ref No	BMSS/682
Title	Papers of the Paynter family, Amlwch, Anglesey
Description	1-7 Papers that reveal the rise of the Paynters to success and prosperity. Buying land in 1807; building at Porthmadog; prominent with the Wesleyan cause and the Bible Society; developing Mona Mill 8-12 Documents relating to lesser known members of the family. George Paynter the boatbuilder of Milford; the early struggles of W. Cox Paynter; the luckless sailor Thomas Paynter; the dissatisfied youth Andrew Paynter of Liverpool 13-23 Tradesmens bills of the Amlwch district 24-65 Correspondence between corn-factors i.e. between John Baynter of Amlwch, Edward Williams and John Jones of Liverpool. Williams has only two letters in which he grumbles at the high market of Amlwch, and gives a dark picture of the activities of both burglars and press-gang in Liverpool. John Jones was on intimate terms with Paynter; in fact he was part proprietor of the Mona Mill itself. Relations between the two become a little strained at times. Several of the letters have valuable account-sheets attached and throughout they are of first-hand importance for the state of the Liverpool corn-market during the latter years of the Napoleonic wars and the difficult period which followed. 66-79 Papers relating to the corn trade in 1838-1840 80-83 Transfer of shares in the sloop "Unity" 84-93 Letters relating to mining developments 94 Articles of arbritation betwen Owen Jones of Gwredog and his brother John Owen of Rhydygwair 95 "The issue of Owen Davies of Llandyfrydog, Anglesey by Elizabeth his wife
Date	1806-1849
AdminHistory	John Paynter of Maesllwyn died in 1843 and his nephew John Wynn Paynter became High Sheriff of Anglesey in 1872.

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