Records of Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France and Co, solicitors, Glasgow, Scotland

This collection comprises two volumes of printed proceedings, recording cases and actions involving James Beaumont Neilson. One volume records the proceedings in the case of J B Neilson and others v. J Harford and others, 1835-1841, and includes a copy of a published paper by Thomas Clark, MD, Professor of Chemistry in Marischall College, Aberdeen, Scotland, entitled "On the Application of the Hot Blast in the Manufacture of Cast-Iron". The second volume records the proceedings in the action of J B Neilson and others v. The Househill Coal & Iron Co , 1842.

Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co, solicitors, were established in Glasgow, Scotland, by 1835  , at which time they numbered amongst their clients, James Beaumont Neilson ( 1782-1865  ), the inventor of the hot-blast process.

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Bannatyne Kirkwood, France & Co, Glasgow

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Compiled by Alison Jasper , Archives Assistant, 8 May 1998

Updated by Jenny Cooknell , Assistant Archivist, 3 November 1999

Updated by Lesley Richmond , Acting Director, 3 March 2000

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GB 248 UGD 010 Records of Neilson, Reid & Co

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GB 243 T-BK Records of Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co, solicitors, 19th-20th century (Glasgow City Archives)

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