Carway and Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd Papers

Scope and Content

Boat time tickets, 1863; notebooks, possibly of Rees Emmanuel, containing drafted letters, short addresses and essays concerning the life of a collier and religious matters, 1863.

Boat time tickets, showing the destination load and journey times of the cargo vessels. Two books, which have been repaired with sellotape. Each book has been re-used as a note book, possibly by Rees Emmanuel, a collier in the Gwendraeth Valleys. In them he appears to have drafted letters, short addresses and essays, which may have been intended for submission to Eisteddfodau. They concern (inter alia) the life of a collier, safety lamps, the disestablishment of the Church in Ireland and other religious matters.

Administrative / Biographical History

Rees Emmanuel (fl. 1863) was a collier in the Gwendraeth Valley, Carmarthenshire. Carway and Duffryn Steam Coal Company was located in Llangyndeyrn in the Gwendraeth Valley.

Access Information

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Note

Acc No: 6180.

Other Finding Aids

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Richard Burman for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives using the following source: Carmarthenshire Archives Service, Business Records.

Appraisal Information

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Custodial History

Deposited by Curator, Carmarthen Museun, The Bishop's Palace, Abergwili, 1984.

Accruals

Ni ddisgwylir croniadau / Accruals are not expected