Bridgwater Manuscripts (GB 0210 MSBWATER)

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Cymorth chwilio | Finding Aid - Bridgwater Manuscripts (GB 0210 MSBWATER)

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Tabl cynnwys | Table of contents

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Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information

Lleoliad | Repository: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Teitl | Title: Bridgwater Manuscripts ID: GB 0210 MSBWATER Virtua system control vtls004368180 number [alternative]: GEAC system control (WlAbNL)0000368180 number [alternative]: Dyddiad | Date: [1773] x [1883] (dyddiad creu | date of creation) Disgrifiad ffisegol | 12 vols Physical description: Lleoliad ffisegol | ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Physical location: Iaith | Language: English Iaith | Language: Welsh Dyddiadau creu, golygu a dileu | Dates of creation, revision and deletion:

Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch

Nodyn | Note Thomas Charles ('Charles o'r Bala'; 1755-1814) was most likely born in Longmoor in the parish of Llanfihangel Abercywyn, Carmarthenshire. He became one of Wales's greatest Methodist leaders and educationalists, taking a primary role in establishing Cymdeithas y Beiblau (The Bible Society) in order to disseminate inexpensive Bibles in the Welsh language, and also in establishing sunday schools - an aspect of religious life which became prevalent amongst the Methodists. David Charles (1812-1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister and grandson of Thomas Charles, was born in Bala. In 1837 he established a school which later became Coleg y Bala (Bala Congregational College). In 1842 he was appointed principal of Trefeca College, a position he held for twenty years.

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Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content

This collection contains miscellaneous papers relating mainly to Thomas Charles, Bala and to his grandson David Charles, Trefeca.

Nodiadau | Notes

Nodiadau teitl | Title notes

Ffynhonnell | Immediate source of acquisition Presented by Griffith Jones, Holford, Somerset (formerly of Penarth, Glamorgan), per T. Bruce Dilks, Bridgwater, in 1944.

Trefniant | Arrangement Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4796-4807.

Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).

Nodiadau eraill | Other notes • Statws cyhoeddiad | Publication status: Published

Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points

• Charles, Thomas, 1755-1814 (pwnc) | (subject) • Charles, David, 1812-1878 (pwnc) | (subject)

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Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions

Cod cyfeirnod | Ref Teitl | Title Dyddiadau | Statws mynediad | Cynhwysydd | code Dates Access status Container NLW MS 4796B File - Pregethau [1784] x [1799] NLW MS vtls004368182 4796B. (WlAbNL)0000368182 NLW MS 4797C File - Correspondence [1773] x [1815] NLW MS vtls004368193 4797C. (WlAbNL)0000368193 NLW MS 4798E File - Correspondence [1779] x [1814] NLW MS vtls004368197 4798E. (WlAbNL)0000368197 NLW MS 4799A File - Diary and memoranda 1830-1835 NLW MS vtls004368199 4799A. (WlAbNL)0000368199 NLW MS 4800A File - Diary 1835-1848 NLW MS vtls004368200 4800A. (WlAbNL)0000368200 NLW MS 4801B File - Diary 1874-1878 NLW MS vtls004368201 4801B. (WlAbNL)0000368201 NLW MS 4802A File - Sermon notes 1852-1878 NLW MS vtls004368203 4802A. (WlAbNL)0000368203 NLW MS 4803C File - Estate accounts 1849-1862 NLW MS vtls004368207 4803C. (WlAbNL)0000368207 NLW MS 4804A File - Estate accounts 1858-1878 NLW MS vtls004368212 4804A. (WlAbNL)0000368212 NLW MS 4805D File - Miscellanea [1818] x [1878] NLW MS vtls004368219 4805D. (WlAbNL)0000368219 NLW MS 4806C File - Letters to Mary Jones, Llanidloes 1832-1841 NLW MS vtls004368257 4806C. (WlAbNL)0000368257 NLW MS 4807B File - Family correspondence [1844] x [1883] NLW MS vtls004368266 4807B. (WlAbNL)0000368266

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