Rev. John Jones, Tal-y-sarn Papers

This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 222 BMSS JJT
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1840's-1850's
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Welsh.
  • Physical Description
    • 3 items

Scope and Content

2 notebooks and a photocopy of a notebook containing drafts of sermons and sermons in the hand of Rev. John Jones, Tal-y-sarn.

Administrative / Biographical History

John Jones, 1796-1857, was a Calvinistic Methodist Minister. He received no formal education but became one of the greatest preachers in Wales following his ordination in 1829. In the early 1850's he bought, along with others, the Dorothea Quarry in Tal-y-sarn.

His brother, David Jones of Treborth, 1805-1868, was also a Methodist Minister.

Arrangement

Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts

Access Information

Open to all users.

Note

Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, August 2003.

Other Finding Aids

A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference numbers : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 4162, 15239 and 32830

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics are made at the discretion of the Archivist.

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