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PYA - Porth yr Aur Collection (WORK IN PROGRESS)
1 - Administration of Justice and Local Government
1 - Shrievalty Papers
2 - County Court
3 - Great Sessions
4 - Quarter Sessions Minutes
5 - County Treasurer
6 - Militia
7 - Prisoners and gaol
3222a - Account of prisoners in gaol
3222b - Letter from Lord Grenville to High Sheriff of co. Carnarvon
3223 - Letter from S. Bernard to High Sheriff of co. Carnarvon
3224 - Papers re. transportation of William Williams, a convict
3225 - Draft Bond
3226-32 - Correspondence etc. with Joseph Turner of Chester
3233 - Certificate signed by Samuel Grindley of proceedings re the new gaol
3234-5 - Mortgage of Carnarvon county rates to the Right Hon. Matthew, Lord Rokeby to secure £100 for building the county gaol
3236 - Estimate of extra work at the gaol by James Defferd submitted to the committee appointed to direct the building of the new gaol
3237 - Report of James Defferd as to the work at the new gaol
3238 - Copy of Treasurer's (Henry Ellis) account as to money borrowed of Lord Rokeby and Mrs Ann Roberts of Chester as well as the monies paid out to the contractor Thomas Penson for building the new county gaol
3239 - Calendar of Prisoners held at Carnarvon gaol for trial at the Great Sessions
3240 - Order of the Committie appointed to direct the building of the new gaol to pay [Thomas] Penson £100 on account of the contract for building the new gaol
3241 - Assignment
3242 - Order for payment of £100 of [Richard] Garnons and [Humphrey] Williams to [Thomas] Penson on account of building the gaol
3243 - Note from Thomas Penson to Hugh Ellis re. cashing a draft for £12-17-6 issued to William Humphreys to pay the workmen
3244 - Valuation of the work and materials done at the gaol for the co. of Caernarvon in the town of Caernarvon, valued by James Defferd of Llandegai and Joseph Turner of Chester
3245 - Note from Joseph Turner and James Defferd to Hugh Ellis, treasurer co. Carnarvon that a certain work on the county gaol was completed
3246-9 - Various accounts with Mr [Thomas] Penson to be paid to him by the county treasurer as ordered by the Court of Quarter Sessions for the said county
3250 - Order that the county treasurer pay persons who have demands on [Thomas] Penson on account of building work at the gaol
3251 - Detailed valuations and costs of materials and work done in erecting the new gaol at Carnarvon submitted by James Defferd of Llandegai and Joseph Turner of Chester
3251a - Letter and account of Thomas Powell & Son against the co. of Carnarvon for beds for the gaol. Signed on behalf of his father and himself by John Powell
3252 - Memoranda and and questions re. the use made of stones and timber from the old gaol
3253-64 - Account of the county with Thomas Penson for building the gaol - orders for payment, bonds etc.
3265 - Order for the treasurer of the county to pay William Griffith the gaoler the sum of £21 for conveying Griffith Griffiths a convict to the Lion Hulk at Portsmouth upon the receipt of David Burn, Deputy Overseer of Convicts
3266-7 - Letters from Thos. Penson to Hugh Ellis
3268 - Letter from Lord Rokeby at Horton near Hythe, Kent to Hugh Ellis treasurer co. Carnarvon
3269-79 - Receipts, orders for payment etc. of the county in account with Thomas Penson
3280 - Order in the Easter Quarter Sessions to whitewash the gaol yearly
3281-2 - Letters from Lord Rokeby at Horton near Hythe, Kent to Hugh Ellis
3283-6 - Account of Thos. Penson with the county
3287 - Mortgage account of Treasurer re. new gaol
3288 - Letter from C. Robinson, Canterbury one of the executors of the late Lord Rockeby to Hugh Ellis
3289 - Promisory note of Captain Jeffrey Jones to Hugh Ellis for £20
3290-3 - Bond and letters regarding conveying convicts under sentence of transportation
3294-3310 - Accounts of co. Treasurer with Mrs [Ann] Roberts, Chester, one of the mortgagees
3311-30 - Account of co. Treasurer with Lord Rokeby, one of the mortgagees
3332-3 - Papers re. conveyance of Daniel Hughes, a convict to the hulks
3335-6 - List of criminals in confinement in H.M.s gaol at Carnarvon
3337 - Memoranda from the gaoler of the amount of money he has recieved for the maintenance of crimminal prisoners in Carnarvon gaol: £29-15-10. Debtors: £25-10-08.
3338 - Statement of the grievances of the debtors confined at Carnarvon Gaol
3338a-3346a - Papers re. removal of convicts from Carnarvon Gaol
3347 - Draft Bond
3348-9 - Draft Bond and cost
3350-1 - Return of prisoners committed to trial for co’s Anglesey, Carnarvon, and Merioneth at the Court Great Sessions for the North Wales Circut with covering letter dated 3 December 1820 from John Evans. 1st part.
3351a - Letter from Mr Hobhouse to John Evans
3352 - Draft Bond
3353-4 - Copy report and recommendations of visiting magistrates as to the state of Carnarvon Gaol presented at the Easter Quarter Sessions
3355 - Order of Quarter Sessions that a copy of visiting magistrates report relating to the state of the gaol be sent to magistrates clerks
3357-62 - Various bonds for conveying convicts to the hulks
3363 - True Copy of Secretary of State's letter re. removal of three convicts namely James Williams Henry Jones and Richard Davies to the hulks on the river Thames. Noted that James Williams and Henry Jones will be sent to the hulks at a later date.
3364 - Letter from the Home Secretary, Robert Peel authorising the removal James Williams, Henry Jones and Richard Davies on board the hulks at Woolwich on the river Thames.
3365 - Petition in Welsh from prisoners in the county gaol sent to John Evans stating lack of coal for cooking and asking for his help
3366 - List of crimminal and debtor prisoners confined in the county gaol presented at the Trinity Quarter Sessions
3367 - Draft Bond
3368 - Draft Bond
3369 - Copy Order issued by the Court of Great Sessions for provisions to be made for the safe conveyance and delivery of Shadrack Williams,labourer, to the hulks
3370 - Draft Bond
3371 - Draft Bond
3372 - Copy Letter authorising the removal of William Williams to the hulk Justitia at Woolwich.
3373 - Draft Bond
3374 - Draft Bond
3375 - Letter from the Office of the Secretary of State at Whitehall to John Evans, Clerk to the Magistrates, Carnarvon
3376 - Draft Bond
3377 - Draft Bond
3378 - Draft Bond
3379 - Draft Bond
3380 - Draft Bond
3381 - Draft Bond
3382 - Draft report presented at the Hilary Quarter Sessions held at Carnarvon by visiting magistrates as to the state of the gaol
3383 - The information of Robert Roberts, constable against Edward David alias Griffith, butcher and Robert David alias Griffith, shoemaker both of Carnarvon
3384-3387 - Draft Bonds for conveying several convicts to the hulks
3388-9 - Correspondence with the Secretary of State's Office re. Owen Williams a prisoner
3390 - Draft Gaol Report presented at the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions
3391 - Draft Gaoler's Certificate as to observance of Prison rules
3392-5 - Visiting Magistrates' reports
3396-7 - Gaoler's certificates as to observance of Prison Rules
3398 - Report of the visiting Magistrates as to the condition of the gaol presented at the Epiphany Quarter Sessions
3399 - Calendar relating to two prisoners, John Roberts, pa. Bangor, aged 17, labourer and Thomas Roberts, aged 27, born Liverpool, slater and plasterer confined in the gaol at Carnarvon on 23 January 1832 for trial at the ensuing Assizes [Spring]
3400-2 - Papers re. removal of convicts
3400 - Copy Letter from Whitehall signed by Lord Melbourne to Capt. Lewis Owen of the brig Brothers at Carnarvon
3401 - Copy letter of PYA/3400
3402 - Bond
3403-6 - Calendars of prisoners to be tried at the various Assizes for co. Carnarvon
3407-8 - Information of James Robinson one of the constables for Carnarvon against Catherine Roberts and Margaret Williams for disorderly conduct
3409 - Copy specification of improvements in gaol - drawn by John Lloyd, county surveyor
3410-1 - Visiting magistrate's reports as to the state of the gaol presented to the Hilary and Trinity Quarter Sessions
3412 - Letter from Wm. Roberts surgeon to the County Gaol to magistrates
3413 - Detailed bill for conveying Griffith Roberts a prisoner on board the hulks
3414 - Copy Bond
3414a - Copy of the Secretay of State's letter for the removal of Owen Jones Griffith and John Hughes on board the hulk Justitia
3414b - Bond
3415 - Articles, Regulations and Allowances established in the co. of Cornwall and recommended to be established in every gaol, bridewell etc. in Great Britain
3416 - Criminals list book
3417 - Register of debtors confined in Carnarvon gaol
8 - Highways
9 - County Bridges
10 - Assessed Taxes
11 - Land Tax
12 - Hawkers and pedlars
13 - Excise
14 - Licensing
15 - Weights and Measures
16 - Overseers
17 - Parish papers
18 - Caernarvon Town
19 - Electoral
2 - Land and Estates
3 - Slate Quarrying and kindred activities
4 - Other papers
5 - Office Routine and correspondence
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