Thomas Pennant to William Owen [Pughe], 7 May 1791 Aberystwyth National Library of Wales 13222C ff. 269 & 270

Note that the pagination in the manuscript changes to folios for this letter but reverses to pages for the next item.

 Thomas Pennant Downing William Owen [Pughe] Penton Place, London English
Mr Owen

I received yr letter in due time but deferred my answer till I had applied to our country men on the interesting subject. I am sorry to say that I met with universal discouragement not only from them to the english I have seen in a long series of visits I am just returnd from. It cannot be expected a single person can support so grand a scheme. I therefore with reluctance decline what I cannot carry into effect.It is possible that Pennant may be referring here to the interest of the London-Welsh in pursuing the descendants of the twelfth-century prince, Madog ab Owain Gwynedd in America. See his letter of 2 July 1791 to Pughe, 1420; and on the Madogwys, Gwyn A. Williams, Madoc: The Making of a Myth (London: Eyre Methuen, 1979). I wish you better success with yr Dictionary which is looked for with impatience. with my best wishes I rest

yr friend Tho. Pennant Downing May 7th 1791.

FREE P MA 9 91; [handwritten:] Holywell May seventh. 1791.; No; Free L St Asaph HOLYWELL

To Mr William Owen Penton Place London