Day book of Thomas Jones, Pencerrig

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 23811E [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004176303
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000176303
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1758-1797
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • iv, 104 ff. (blank from 94 verso) ; 400 x 160 mm.
      Vellum covers with double blind fillets.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
      DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVES

Scope and Content

Day book, 1788-1797, of the artist Thomas Jones, Pencerrig, relating to the Pencerrig estate in the parish of Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, recording details of payments received for rents, tithes and farm produce, and of payments made to servants and craftsmen, together with particulars of land tax payments and poor rates (ff. 17 verso-94).
Also included, in a different hand, are a barrister's accounts, 1758-1761, detailing the charges made for services rendered to individuals in London and Wales (ff. 1-17). Memoranda relating to tree planting are on ff. 63 verso, 65 verso and 84 verso; details of payments made to the artist Guiseppe Marchi are on f. 24. Extracts from the volume were published in R. C. B. Oliver, The Family History of Thomas Jones the Artist, of Pencerrig, Radnorshire (2nd ed., Llandrindod Wells, 1987).

Access Information

Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies;

Acquisition Information

Mrs Jane Evan-Thomas, per Thomas Snell & Passmore, Solicitors; Tunbridge Wells; Bequest (with NLW MS 23812D); July 2000; A2000/47.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 23811E [RESTRICTED ACCESS].

Alternative Form Available

Online version available on the Library's website https://www.llgc.org.uk/en/discover/digital-gallery/manuscripts/early-modern-period/thomas-jones-pencerrig/ (viewed January 2018)
Available as a facsimile at the Library (NLW Facs 122).

Archivist's Note

March 2012.

Description revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Related Material

Thomas Jones's memoirs are NLW MS 23812D. For his notebooks see NLW, Pencerrig Deeds and Documents, 305-307.
See also the list of resources on the Library's website: http://www.llgc.org.uk/pencerrig/thjones_s0014.htm (viewed September 2016)

Bibliography

R. C. B. Oliver, The Family History of Thomas Jones the Artist, of Pencerrig, Radnorshire (2nd ed., Llandrindod Wells, 1987).

Additional Information

Published

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales