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Prince Albert's Personal Papers

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      JAMES HUDSON

      Letter from James Hudson to Colonel Grey

      24 Apr 1850

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (3 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/F/18/8

      Letter from James Hudson, of the Royal Agricultural Society, to Colonel Grey, forwarding the society's gratitude to Prince Albert for his plans regarding the utilisation of town sewage for the purposes of agriculture. He also mentions the Council's decision to appoint Lord Portman to carry out a trial of the plan and report back on his findings.

      • Creator(s)

        James Hudson (writer)

        General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70) (addressee)

      • 1 document (3 pages) (whole object)

      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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