Endorsed on inside cover, 'James Young, Longsight Terrace, Manchester'. Lists of expenses for trips to Scotland, London and Rouen. Details of experiments in paraffin.
Business affairs. Preparing to venture into business with Edward Binney and Edward Meldrum and details of cost. Information on Young’s attempts to discover if paraffin has been patented and his financial interest in the chemistry of dyestuffs.
All used but many entries have been erased.
'Chamber book' endorsed on inside cover. Notes about plant installations, earth borings for chimney foundations and list of scientific equipment required. Accounts and diagrams.
Laboratory notes and personal memos.
Contains addresses and notes on experiments.
Records of experiments.
Containing records of shift working and experiments, especially with treatments of natural fibres.
Notes on experiments and industrial processes.
Only one entry on the last page.
Extensively used. Calculations appear in diary.
Kept while James Young was in Rome. Descriptions of life in the Mediterranean.
Written while James Young was abroad. Expresses admiration for Garibaldi in Italy, his interest in Art and deals with Egyptian Bonds.
Dealing with Young’s visits to France, Italy and Egypt. Egyptian bonds, the death of David Livingstone, Karnak and Luxor, rock structure of the River Nile, a visit to Palestine and Jerusalem, the possession of David Livingstone’s journals, copy of the letter regarding bringing David Livingstone’s native servants to London and the publication of Thomas Graham’s papers.
Business and personal entries - replacement of petrol retorts at Addiewell; Livingstone’s trustees; the Anderson’s University; listening to John Bright in the Music Hall and his own health.