XD2/15074
LETTER: John Spooner, Glynllifon, to Lord Newborough at Portland Place, London. He has planted numerous trees at the Abbey. Bats are so numerous there that they eat all the acorns and most of the apples. He sent five hundred each of Royal Russets and Golden Russets to Llanrwst. Elias Jones has told the men at the Abbey to cut trees for firewood. Appended: LIST of fruit and ornamental trees planted at the Abbey. [N.L.W. Glynllivon 4894]