Mercer, John, (1791-1866), Chemist and Calico Printer

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Surname:	Mercer
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1791-1866
Biography:	ODNB link for Mercer, John (1791-1866) Chemist and Calico Printer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P165722 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P19663 )
Online related resources	Artists' Paper Register link for John Mercer	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Mercer

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	autobiography and papers	Lancashire Archives	UDCL8
2	c1830-48: recipe and trial books	Oxford University: History of Science Museum	MSS North	See Morris & Russell, Archives of British Chemical Industry, 1988
3	1844: pattern book	Manchester Archives and Local Studies	M75
4	1842-44: letters (17) to Lord Playfair	Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982