| Administrative History | - Rose Wren: not identified
- Mrs Horton: not identified
- William Shore Smith, Florence Nightingale's cousin and his wife Louisa
- Charles Henry Lee, born 1875, son of Andrew Lee and Elizabeth Lee, formerly Woolley, nee Henshaw (of Lea and Holloway)
Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census |
| Transcript or Index | Rose Wren Private Lea Hurst
Oct 14/77
My dear Sir
A very painful matter to me has arisen. Rose Wren (whose father is, wonderful to say, recovering) is unable to remain in her situation "on account of her arm."
1. She states that "Mrs Horton told her [crossed through] me that Mr Dunn said that I had scrufula (sic) and that it was infectious."
2. She has seen "the doctor that was attending father: and he said that nothing would do it any good but absolute rest: & he put a blister on it, & he said it was no use him doing anything to it unless I could rest it & he said it would take a month if not longer, & I told her & she said a month was a long time but (sic) I am going as soon as she gets suited."
I will not diguise from you my opinion that, as long as that figure head remains, no girl can stay with any safety to her health
And the "Doctor's" opinion very much tallies with your own.
But I should be very much obliged to you if you could now kindly give me an opinion that you [crossed out] I could quote to Mr & Mrs Shore Smith ^as to 2.^ (I did give copies of yours written on Oct 1 to the figure head & to my Mother's maid) & also if you could kindly remember what you did say to that figure head: vide 1.
In haste yours very sincerely
F. Nightingale
The Lee child is safely & happily housed at St Thomas' Hospital. |