Copy Recognition of Baron von Reichenbach in which he affirms that he discovered paraffin in 1830 but not paraffin oil

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James 'Paraffin' Young papersT-YOU

Diaries and notebooksT-YOU/1

CorrespondenceT-YOU/2

Patents and legal casesT-YOU/3

Letter patent to James Young of Newton le Willows for certain improvements in the manufacture of ammonia and the salts of ammonia and all apparatus for combining ammonia, carbonic acid and other gases with liquidsT-YOU/3/1

Copy of Messrs. Greenwood, Mercer and Barnes’ patent specification for certain improvements in the manufacture of certain chemical agents used in dyeing and printing cottons, woollens and other fabricsT-YOU/3/2

French patent: Brevets d’lnvention taken out by Messieurs Baudet, Rouen, Perret, Lapree, Sarchi and others for lighting ‘par les hydrocarbures liquides’T-YOU/3/3

French patent: Brevets d’lnvention taken out by Monsieur Lahore for the arrangement of retorts appropriate for the distillation of dry materials such as shale, wood and boneT-YOU/3/4

Account of Edward Binney’s investigations of Mr Oxland’s patents for extracting tin oresT-YOU/3/5

Copy and draft specifications for a letter patent issued in favour of James Young for the improvements in the preparation of certain materials used in dying and printingT-YOU/3/6

Copy specification of a patent granted to Thomas Rowlandson of Liverpool for the improvement in the treatment of certain mineral watersT-YOU/3/7

French patent: Brevet d’lnvention in favour of James Young for the production of stannate and stannate of soda and stannate of potashT-YOU/3/8

In Chancery: John Greenwood, Mercer and others versus John Tennant and othersT-YOU/3/9

Assignment by Thomas Rowlandson in favour of James Young of a portion of letters in patent for improvements in the treatment of certain mineral waters to obtain products there fromT-YOU/3/10

Copy of Scottish specification for a letter patent issued 9 December 1849 in favour of James Young for improvements in the preparation of certain materials used in dyeing and printingT-YOU/3/11

French patent: Brevet d’lnvention in favour of James Young for the improvement in the treatment of certain mineral watersT-YOU/3/12

American letter patent in favour of James Young for improvement in processes for making stannates of potash or sodaT-YOU/3/13

Copy of American specification of Mr James Young for improved methods of preparing stannates, stannites and other salts and of procuring certain of the materials used in such methodsT-YOU/3/14

Supreme Court Halifax: Abraham Gesner versus Halifax Gas-Light Company. Deposition of Richard C. TaylorT-YOU/3/15

American letter patent issued to James Young of Manchester for a new and useful improvement in making Paraffin OilT-YOU/3/16

Patent Office Reports, MechanicalT-YOU/3/17

Specifications for improvements in gas makingT-YOU/3/18

Letter patent to John Perkins of Manchester for improvements in the treatment of certain bituminous mineral substances and in obtaining products there fromT-YOU/3/19

The New York Columbian Oil Company versus James Young evidence for the defenceT-YOU/3/20

List of French patentsT-YOU/3/21

Copy evidence of James Young in a case pursued by James Young versus unknownT-YOU/3/22

Authorisation giving Edward Binney and Edward Meldrum powers of attorney while James Young is in AmericaT-YOU/3/23

Commentary notes and draft minute of agreement between James Young, Edward Meldrum, Edward Binney and Samuel Downer of Boston, MassachusettsT-YOU/3/24

Paper itemising legal work done by Messrs Benedict & Boardman on behalf of James Young, Edward Meldrum and Edward BinneyT-YOU/3/25

Copy Recognition of Baron von Reichenbach in which he affirms that he discovered paraffin in 1830 but not paraffin oilT-YOU/3/26

Papers relating to trial between Edward Binney & Co and Clydesdale Chemical CompanyT-YOU/3/27

Before the Attorney General The Queen versus James Young in the matter of James Young’s patentT-YOU/3/28

In Chancery: James Young and others versus Alexander MacraeT-YOU/3/29

Copy Report by Professor Thomas Anderson, Glasgow University, on examination of samples of paraffin oil manufactured by Messrs James Smith & CoT-YOU/3/30

Copy report by Professor Frederick Penny, Anderson’s University, on certain samples of burning oil marked ‘St Mungo Paraffin Oil’T-YOU/3/31

Letter patent in favour of James Young for improvements in the preservation of animal matterT-YOU/3/32

Letter patent in favour of James Young for improvements in the preservation of vegetable and animal mattersT-YOU/3/33

Letter patent to James Young for improvements in the treatment or distillation of bituminous substancesT-YOU/3/34

In Chancery: James Young and others versus Ebenezer Fernie and others. Reports of trialT-YOU/3/35

In Chancery: James Young versus Ebenezer Fernie, Affidavit of Ebenezer FernieT-YOU/3/36

House of Lords on Appeal from the High Court of Chancery for Ebenezer Fernie and others versus James Young and othersT-YOU/3/37

Letter patent to James Young for improvements in distillingT-YOU/3/38

Volume of patents endorsed ‘Lyon Playfair’T-YOU/3/39

Financial papersT-YOU/4

Technical and scientific notes, including articles and lecture notesT-YOU/5

Newspaper cuttingsT-YOU/6

MiscellaneousT-YOU/7

Supporting material relating to James YoungT-YOU/8