| Collection | Privy Purse Papers |
| Reference | PPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/C/136 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Edwin Chadwick to Colonel Phipps |
| Date | 2 October 1850 |
| Writer | Chadwick, Edwin |
| Addressee | Phipps, Charles Beaumont, Colonel |
| Description | Letter written by Edwin Chadwick to Colonel Phipps stating his previous experience as a Central Board Commissioner. He forwards the concern of cloth manufacturers who were 'uneasy' with the competition they would face from 'woollen cloth manufacturers on the continent'. He goes on to say that he is interested to distinguish the differences, particularly in labour, between England and European cloth manufacturers to determine why they produce better cloth. |
| Place Of Writing | 4 Stanhope Street |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (12 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript papers |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| URL | https://albert.rct.uk |
| Level | Item |