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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/18/13
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from [Robert] Stephenson to Colonel Phipps
Date	30 April 1850
Writer	Stephenson, [Robert]
Addressee	Phipps, Charles Beaumont, Colonel; Keeper of the Privy Purse
Description	Letter from [Robert] Stephenson to Colonel Phipps forwarding his thanks to Prince Albert for receipt of HRH's plan for a method of obtaining solid matter and salts from sewage. He states that there may be some questions as to its efficiency in small towns and also some 'mechanical difficulties' in its application in London, particularly surrounding contamination and cost of collection.
Place Of Writing	24 Great George Street, Westminster
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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Digitisation Notes	These papers are also available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
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