I have not come across this concern, but there was
the Prestonpans Vitriol Company, set up in 1749 by
John Roebuck and Samuel Garbett on land owned by
William Cadell. They were also concerned it the setting
up of the Carron Iron Works. There may be something
useful to be found in The Roebuck Story by A.W.Roebuck
(1961).
Russell Wear
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