Concerning balance sheets and competition from Clydesdale Chemical Company.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistGives details of Binney’s business with [ ] Russel at Ilkley. Also gives details of farm prices.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistConcerning the renting of shales.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying a letter from Benedict and Boardman at New York to Edward Binney at Manchester (15 July 1859) regarding Young’s American patent and the prospect of legal action against the New York Columbian Oil Company.
Also includes a note from James Young to Edward Binney acknowledging receipt of this letter, 3 August 1859.
Copying a letter from James Rose at Edinburgh to Edward Binney at Manchester (5 September 1859) concerning legal action against the Clydesdale Company.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying letter from Henry Twining at Nova Scotia to Binney (1 November 1859) concerning an infringement of Young’s patent by the New Brunswick Oil Company.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying a letter from Benedict and Boardman at New York to Binney (25 November 1859) dealing with the American patent.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistIncludes a copy of a disclaimer with advocate’s opinion on its contents.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistThe American patent, with postscript arranging a meeting with American businessmen for James Young.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying correspondence from Samuel Downer at Boston to Edward Binney (8 March 1859) and from Benedict and Boardman at New York to Edward Binney (8 March 1859) concerning the oil industry in America and James Young’s American patent.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying letters from Samuel Downer at Boston to Edward Binney (4 April 1859) and from Henry Twining at Haliax, Nova Scotia to Edward Binney (6 April 1859) concerning the American and Canadian patents for James Young’s paraffin process.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying correspondence between Edward Binney and George Bower (8 and 9 June 1859). Bower wishes to bring over a German scientist he knows to conduct experiments with shale. In his reply Binney warns him not to infringe upon Young’s patent. Also reference to Young’s American interests.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying letters from Henry Twining at Halifax, Nova Scotia to Edward Binney (22 June 1859) and from Edward Binney at Manchester to Russel and Son, at Boghead Collieries, Falkirk (11 July 1859) concerning Young’s Canadian patents and coal supplies to the [Addiewell] works.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistNote regarding Binney’s dislike of an advertised disclaimer.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropistCopying a letter Binney has sent to James Rose (13 September 1859) concerning the action against the Clydesdale Company. Expresses little faith in Rose.
Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropist