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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/18/5
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir Robert Peel to Prince Albert
Date	19 April 1850
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Peel, Robert, Sir
Description	Letter from Sir Robert Peel to Prince Albert reporting that he had seen Dr. Lyon Playfair on the subject of the Prince's memorandum 'in reference to the application of sewage matter to the purposes of agriculture'. He states that Playfair suggested that a Sewage Commission be established with Sir Henry De La Beche and others to carry out an experiment of the plan. He also mentions that Playfair has suggested the use of burnt clay as a means of filtration.
Place Of Writing	Whitehall
Language	English
Extent	1 document (11 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
Level	Item

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