'Idris Ddu' account book,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 22876A.
Alternative Id.
Dates of Creation
- 1846-1868.
Name of Creator
- Thomas, Rowland, 1789-1856.
Language of Material
- English Welsh English, Welsh.
Physical Description
- i, 135 ff. ; 155 x 95 mm. Vellum over boards with brass clasp.
Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Account book, 1846-1856, of Rowland Thomas ('Idris Ddu', 1789-1856) of Merthyr Tudful, co. Glamorgan, containing records of payments to members of the Solid Rock of Wales Society ('Cymdeithas Cadarn Graig y Cymry') meeting at the Harp, Penllwynderi, Merthyr, together with other miscellaneous accounts and memoranda, including an account of William Howel's journey with Abel Evans (d. 1866) and the Mormons from Merthyr to St Louis, Missouri, 1849 (ff. 79-81); additions, 1859-1868, in the hand of Rowland Thomas's son, William R. Thomas, include verses in Welsh (ff. 26v, 119v), and brief details of literary competitions at the National Eisteddfod, Rhuthun, 1868 (ff. 118v-19).

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