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Letters, notebooks, earlier papers, printed material, and miscellaneous notes

Reference code
WAK/035
Title
Letters, notebooks, earlier papers, printed material, and miscellaneous notes
Date
late 12th century-1886
Level of description
File
Extent and format
One box (black spine, with brown paper) and two octavo green portfolios.
Scope and content
Letters, notebooks, earlier papers, printed material, and miscellaneous notes. As follows:-

(1) Letters mainly to Thomas Wakeman from W.S.Rees, Henry Hawkins, Octavius Morgan, Sir Thomas Phillipps, G. Steinman Steinman, and others; c. 1845-68;-

(2) Letters mainly to Octavius Morgan from Edward Davies, Henry Prothero, H.S.Milman, Thomas Wakeman and others; c. 1851-85;-

(3) Notebooks:-
(a) Duodecimo (five), marbled covers, relating to the meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association at Monmouth, 18-21 Aug.1857;-
(b) Octavo, red, containing notes on pedigrees, heraldry, history, farm notes;-
(c) Quarto (four), marbled covers, containing notes on pedigrees, Morgan family, etc.;-

(4) Earlier papers, some original, including:- Assessment for taxation in Surrey, 4 Eliz.; letters (four) of Conon Parsons to his brother, John Wakeman, 1605-13; money bond of Henry, Lord Danvers, to John Wakeman, 1606; letter of William Higford to his brother, 1680/1; deed relating to an action in the Court of Common Pleas, signed by Edward Wakeman, 1688; poem on the death of William Lowther; stanzas from the Imperial camp before Belgrade, 18th century; letter to the Inclosure Commissioners conc. a claim in Aston upon Carrant, Glos.;-

(5) Printed material including:- Tables of fees to be taken by Justices Clerks, 1790-1842; offprints; excerpts from county histories of Wales.
Creator
Steinman, George Steinman (1811-1893), antiquary
Wakeman, Thomas (1788-1868), Monmouthshire antiquary
Rees, William Jenkins (1772-1855), Vicar of Heyop
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/790/35