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Mainly business affairs, visit to Paris Exhibition, education of working men, yachting on the River Clyde, meeting at Anderson’s University, his interest in the gas companies in Glasgow and Edinburgh and his visit to the House of Lords because of the Gillespie vs. Young case.

Business and personal affairs. The scale of production of all oils is noted as 4 million gallons per year; £70,000 is required to complete the installation of new retorts and £30,000 for buildings. Disagreement with other directors and accident at work.

List of daily tasks, stock of paraffin, details of contracts and books for the laboratory.

Containing notes and statistics relating to Young’s Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Ltd. Includes draft minute of agreement between James Young and James Pender and others for the formation of the company, 1865, (with a printed final copy attached); financial analysis of results of operations to 31 March 1866; report on the minerals near Addiewell by Dr Landale, December 1865; notes on joint stock companies involved in the mineral oil industry in Scotland (Airdrie Mineral Oil Co Ltd; Broxburn Shale Oil Co Ltd; Capledrae Oil and Coal Co Ltd; Midcalder Mineral Oil Co Ltd; Glasgow Oil Co. (Broxburn) Ltd; Glentore Mineral Oil Co Ltd; Dalserf Coal Coke and Oil Co Ltd , Monkland Oil Refining Co Ltd; Scottish Oil Co Ltd) giving names of directors, level of capital investments etc; various notes on petroleum and shale production and details of leases of land to Young’s Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co Ltd.

Endorsed, 'Limefield Laboratory'. Not written by James Young.

Mainly concerned with experiments; the Chemical Society with notes of meeting; experiments and production at Bathgate; and list of equipment to be ordered with costs.

Dealing with the design of paraffin lamps and his visit to the North of England.

Details of experiments.

Information on a visit to the continent. The Ardeer Works and the cost of its products.

His interest in the ideas of [Lebeg], geographical survey, work at Bathgate and his friendship with David Livingstone.

List of his activities and record of his opinions about current business problems.

Mainly concerned with his work at Bathgate.

Endorsed on inside cover, 'James Young of Easterhouse, Ballieston, Glasgow'. Deals with production at Bathgate; James Young’s will; a family holiday in Arran; visits to St Rollox and Paris; copper and tin patents; and itemised expenses and receipts.

Endorsed, 'James Young, Murrayfield, Edinburgh'. Personal affairs; interest in preserving eggs; itemised accounts for business and household.

With enclosures; two newspaper cuttings, a receipt and a note in Young’s hand.

Expenses on continental visit and experiments at Bathgate. (Many entries have been deleted and some pages have been torn out.)