Carmarthenshire Archives Service

commission from James, Duke of York, to Leoline Jenkins, regarding jurisdiction of captured shipping at Jersey, with interrogatories, in Latin, 22 March 1666

political papers of Viscount Cilcennin, includes various letters from the Admiralty, 1951-6, including papers relating to Suez, 1956 & to Royal Tour to Australia, 1956-7; 164, photocopy of commission of fifteen men to execute the office of Hig

royal commission constituting Richard Vaughan, esq., vice-admiral for the maritime parts of South Wales, 11 November 1747

misc. plans & maps, includes copy of plan of landing of the French at Fishguard, 1797

letters from J.M. Buckley of Bath referring to emigration to California, 1850 & to voyage from Cape Clear to Liverpool, 31 October 1853

cases & opinions of counsel regarding the Society of Free British Fishery, 1752

chart of Burry harbour & bar, 1808; 24/1, plan of a wharf at Llanelly Dock, surveyed by John Howell, 1811; plan of New Pembrey harbour, 1833

Cawdor, includes, 2-4, four copies of map of the channel from Carmarthen Bay to Loughor showin

letter from Anne Roe to Mrs Buckley which refers to visit to chain pier, Brighton, 27 September 1842

misc. volumes belonging to the Gulston family including journal of a tour of Flanders, Holland, Spa & Paris, 1767

letter from Richard William, Moreb, to Mr Joshua Wedge, Bristol, referring to voyage to South Carolina, passage of David William in a brig from Plymouth to America, 21 November 1800

transcript of diary of Henry Davies of Llanycrwys, Royal Marine onboard HMS Repulse, 1807

journals & diaries of Lord Cawdor, c.1792-1821, including tour to Europe, 1816

journal of William Peel's tour in North Wales, 1829 & of a tour from Dover through France to Italy, 1830-1

, continental journals & diaries, including Lord Emlyn's tour in Europe, 1838, 1839, including references to Italian voyages, arrival at Plymouth, etc; journal of Ronald Campbell's voyage from Plymouth to South Africa onboard Roman, 1

letter from Miss `Boosey' Buckley to her sister Eliza of Penyvay, 23 September 1841, with reference to her brother sailing on the Eagle

indenture of apprenticeship & mariner's register; ticket of David Morgan of Langhorne, 1796-1811

letters, M4, from Thomas White, Dover to the right honourable Major General Morgan, commander of H.M. forces at Mardicke, Flanders, referring to the commissioner of the navy & ketches, 7 April 1650; M7, from Mi. Richardson regarding billetting

letter of attorney from Royston Vaughan, mariner, of Llantharad, Carmarthen, constituting his sister Jane to receive wages & other money due to him, 29 March 1699

notification by Arthur Butt Bingham, captain of HMS Myrtle, to Walter Lloyd, master's mate, that he is to take upon himself the charge of Acting Lieut., 7 May 1814; testimonials by the captains of HMS Myrtle, Cressy & P

letter from G. Ward Hunt, at the Admiralty, to T.E. Lloyd's referring to Captain Charles Hope's suitability for a naval post, 31 July 1874

copy letter written by Clemena Lloyd from T.E. Lloyd to W.H. Smith recommending Augustus Henry Brigstocke for an assistance clerkship, 11 March 1879

letter of John Williams, captain onboard HMS Ambuscade, Livorno, to Griffith Phillips, 31 March 1788

letters of George Davies, Portsmouth, to J.G. Philipps, Cwmgwili, naval news, 6 & 23 October 1790

letter of George Davies onboard the Cumberland, to J.G. Philpps, news of arrival, 24 February 1791

naval news at Portsmouth & Chatham, March - April 1793

letter of John Macbride, Torbay, to J.G. Philipps regarding joining the squadron, 24 July 1796

, letter of D Forrest, Spartiate at Plymouth to J.G. Philips, Stepney F66, bundle of misc. letters, including letter from John Webber at La Rochelle to Sir Thomas Webber informing him that he has been captured by a French ship, 1756

misc. Cowell Stepney papers including notes regarding Mr Payerne's Submarine Boat, n.d.

letter of George Davies, the Minotaur at Plymouth to J.G. Philipps, Carmarthen, regarding personal promotion & naval news, 25 July n.y.

papers relating to F.S. Gulston's character at Royal Naval School, 1863

letter from W.H. Smith, First Lord of the Admiralty, to T.E. Lloyd regarding his nomination of Mr P.V. Lewes to try the examination for a naval cadetship, 7 January 1878

certificate of registration of Royston Vaughan for service in the navy, 21 April 1698

regarding the battle of the Nile & the blockade in the bay of Ferrol, 10 March 1804

map of route of British troops from their landing to their arrival at Buenos Aires, 1807

Rhys family albumn book, late nineteenth century, including correspondence from Robert Mansell to his nephew Henry Rhys, 1620-1, regarding naval expedition against Algiers; with a paper relating to the defence of the country against a Spanish inva

Mansell papers

letter from George Morris to George Bwser, Uxbridge, regarding possibility of making a harbour on Towin Bach, 27 September 1823; 206, note with rough plan of the ares near Burry Port harbour, 1 January 1824; 232, copy letter from George Bowser sen

notes & plans regarding Towy landing standing at Whitewill, Carmarthen, 1937

list of vessels dishcarging cargoes at Carmarthen, 1876

Carmarthen shipping receipt, 8 March 1852

plan of the proposed refuge & packet harbour at Holyhead, Anglesey, 1847

letter from Thomas Foster to George Bowser regarding rules & regulations of the harbour, 20 May 1819

plan of Kidwelly Bar & Harbour by John Wedge, 1807

abstracts of receipts of rents, chief rents, tolls, etc, paid by Walter Vaughan of Llanelly & Margaret Vaughan to the Earl of Carbery's receivers, 1678-1701 & abstracts of keelage of the Port of Llanelly, 1744-91

printed time table for the bar of Burry, port of Llanelly, harbour of Pembrey, & the Loughor river, 1828

printed tide table for Llanelly, 1839

plan of proposed dock & branch railways at Llanelly harbour, 1844

report to the commissioners by H.R. Palmer & I.K. Brunel relating to the Llanelly Harbour Improvements, 1844, 1857

correspondence relating to the Stradley estate & industrial & railway matters, includes plan of proposed railway to the Carmarthenshire Dock, 1856

papers relating to the Llanelly Harbour including notice of the Finance Committee of the Burry Navigation Commission, 1870, & extracts from the Welshman, 1871-2

printed abstract of the Commission's accounts of the Burry Navigation & Llanelly harbour for the year ended 31 December 1877

bundle of papers & correspondence relating to Neath harbour, inlcuding a report by Mr Brereton, with plan, on the floating of the river Neath (1872) & an Act for the improvement of Neath harbour, 1874

papers of Thomas Lloyd of Coedmore relating to the New Quay Harbour Company, 6 August 1821 - 15 March 1838

sale certificates of two shares in the New Quay Harbour Company from David Saunders Davies of Pentre to Thomas Lloyd, 6 August 1851

ledger of Edmund Lloyd, solicitor of Aberaeron, including account with the New Quay Patent Ship Company Ltd, 1851-68

letter from Thomas Davies at Cardigan to T.E. Lloyd, includes reference to damage to New Quay pier which is estimated will cost £2000, 2 November 1859

plan of a line of Tram Road & lands connected with the New Harbour, near Pembrey, by D. Beynon, Kidwelly, 1817

includes Ferryside R.N.L.I. papers, including minute books, 1869-1960, annual reports, 1903-4, & correspondence, 1871-1907

letter from John Wedge, junior, of Goodig, Pembrey, to his father John of St Ives, Cornwall, regarding loss of sloop & Captain Ephraim Green's brig on 21 August, contains description of wrecking in the Burry estuary & salvage account inclu

examination taken before Richard Howells, Kidwelly Mayor, & John Davies, Kidwelly JP, respecting a shipwreck on the nearby coast, 3 December 1794

letter of Thomas Davies of Cardigan to T.E. Lloyd with mention of the Sophia having gone down to `David Jones' Locker', 16 November 1861

notarial protest by George Jones, captain of the Welcome, 22 August 1788

letter from Capt James Critchel, Taranto, Italy to Capt Thomas Wedge, Galipoli referring to visitors flocking to see an English ship, 7 May 1800

letter from Mary Davies to her cousin Joshua Wedge, Bristol, referring to apprentices, passage from Plymouth to America, 17 November 1800

letter from David Thomas, Carmarthen to Capt. Joshua Wedge of the Brig Endeavour, Bristol, referring to safe arrival at Bristol, the Prince, the expected arrival from Newfoundland of the Camilla, West Indian voyage, 18 Novembe

letter from Miss Mary Davies, to her cousin Capt. Joshua Wedge, Bristol, referring to his command of his fine vessel, 24 November 1800

logbook of the Southern Packet on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro, 29 November 1813 - March 1814

logbook of the Priscilla, brig, of Carmarthen, April - October 1820

journal of W.H. Harrison, with which is incorporated the log of the Corran, 1861-2

ship's log by Alexander Blowres entitled `A journal of the intended voyage in the good ship Stretham, George Westcott, commander, from Bengal to England', 1721-2

copy of letter from Walter Lloyd at Cardigan to a boatbuilder at Aberaeron informing him that he wishes to buy the trawl & the boat, 18 June 1822; letters from Thomas Winwood at Aberaeron to Walter Lloyd at Cardigan, 1) informing him that the

copy draft of deed of partnership as shipbuilders of Samuel Peter Austin & George Stepney Galston, 1871

bill of sale of 1/8 of the Margaret between Thomas Humphryes of St Ishmael, gent., & John Howell Bevan of St Ishmael, esq, 21 December 1815

1863-1913: crew agreements & official logbooks of ships registered in Llanelli, 1863-1913, registers of ships & fishing boats for Carmarthen, 1839-49, & Llanelli, 1824-1943

two receipts regarding shares in the South Seas Company, 1734-43

letters from John Wedge, Mumbles, regarding commercial news, voyages to St Ives & Helford, Cornwall, vessels windbound at Bristol, 2 & 15 November 1800

letter from Mrs M Buckley, Swansea to her son James Buckley, London, 2 April 1825, with reference to cloth being shipped on the Hussey from Carpenters Wharf

samples of Tapa (cloth manufactured from the bark of the Paper Mulberry tree) worn in the Sandwich Islands, c.1826

letter from John Wedge, Goodig, to his brother J.T. Wedge, Loughor, referring to seeing vessels carrying ore to Sputty, 18 January 1827

accounts of David Jones, master of the Ruby, smack, 1839

letter from James Strick of Swansea, possible partner in the firm of Joanna Strick, to Thomas Lloyd of Coedmore, including invoice for 30 tons of culm shipped from Swansea to Cardigan & bill of landing, 25-8 March 1843

letter from John Buckley, London, to his brother James, Penyvay, mentions arrival in a strong gale with a cargo which includes case of seeds & roots from the botanical gardens at the Cape of Good Hope, seeds from the Isle of France, two tortoi

letter from John Buckley, London, to his brother James, Bath, referring to receipt of seeds & bulbs, regret dead tortoises, 29 May 1850

letter from Thomas Harding, Watford, to James Buckley requesting arrival time of the Lord Bedford from Bristol to Swansea, 21 August 1850

letter from J.M. Buckley, Cardigan, to brother James, regarding ship loading for Calcutta, 17 September 1850

correspondence & accounts including relating to East India Stock, 1859

Llanelli Shipowners and Shipbrokers Association: correspondence