107. David Livingstone, 50 Albemarle Street, London, to John Livingstone [brother]

Refers to James Young who was the assistant to the professor of Chemistry at University College London when he was there, who has made a discovery by which he is able to extract oil from coal, i.e. Paraffin - cheap to produce and by which he has made a large fortune; Livingstone has proposed his bro...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 2, 4A
Date(s) of creation: 18 Feb 1858
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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