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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