Eleven letters dating from 1837 to 1877 from Welsh emigrants in the United States to individuals in Wales. William Edwards and family are the correspondents, writing to Owen Roberts, shop keeper of Pen-y-groes, Caernarfonshire. The letters contain family news, information on the Welsh in New York, living conditions and the effect of the Civil War on the country.
Welsh emigrants' letters
This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives
- Reference
- GB 222 BMSS EM
- Dates of Creation
- 1837 May 15 - 1877 May 22
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Welsh.
- Physical Description
- 11 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Owen, 1885 - 1962, better known as Bob Owen, Croesor was an antiquary and book-collector from Llanfrothen, Merionethshire.
His interests lay in local history and Welsh genealogy. He collected manuscripts as well as books, and transcribed parish records. Although an advocate of the study of local history, his own topics of research were far reaching. He was an authority on the history of the Welsh in America in particular.
Little is known about the correspondents of these letters, other than that they emigrated in1837 to the United States, probably from the Pen-y-groes area in Caernarfonshire. In the United States they moved from New York to Wisconsin and then to Detroit in search of better living and working conditions.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts
Access Information
Open to all users.
Acquisition Information
Received from Bob Owen, Croesor
Note
Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, March 2002.
Other Finding Aids
An item level typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference numbers : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 15732-15742
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics are made at the discretion of the Archivist.