| Administrative History | - Harriet Limb, born about 1862, daughter of Eliza Limb, living at Up Hollow, Holloway
- Dorothy Prince, born about 1835, living at Commonside, Holloway
- Bunting: not identified
- Mrs Rawson: not identified
- Harriet Bromhead, born about 1823, living in Holloway
- Martha Sheldon, born about 1822, and her brother William Sheldon, born about 1813, living in Holloway (1881 only)
- Florence M Platts, born about 1875, daughter of Samuel Platts and Elizabeth Allison, living in Holloway with her father and Hannah, his second wife (1881 only)
Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census |
| Transcript or Index | Lea Hurst
Aug 31/79
My dear Sir
Might I ask you to come & see my sister's lady's maid who has sprained & hurt her foot above where the toes spring & underneath the foot. She is a Swiss. I hope you will be able kindly & have luncheon here some day while she, Lady Verney, is here perhaps today.
2. I hope that you think Harriet Limb is going on quite well & may she have anything else besides soda water & milk?
And how is the poor mother? How I wish you could find out the exact whereabouts of the bad water and bad drainage which are in fault.
Can you ascertain what was the water which Harriet Limb was drinking?
3. Dolly Prince, I believe, has been suffering much from "floodings"
Could anything be done for her? by Medical advice
4. The boy Bunting whom you brought through as serious an accident last year. What do you think of him?
Is he likely to be strong enough ever to do a man's usual work?
Or should he be a Pupil Teacher or something of the sort? & afterward a Schoolmaster?
5 A Mrs Rawson
of Higham
near Alfreton
Aunt to my Lizzie Brookes has been 7 years ill with "bad knees": she "can't stand" except on crutches. the description LB gave me of her is "her knee-caps are under her knees." She has been at the Lea Water (cure?) place, which "did her no good." She is extremely anxious, LB tells me to go to some London Hospital. She is said to have been a Patient of yours.
Could you kindly tell me whether you recommend anything of the kind to be done? I mean sending her anywhere for treatment.
I am afraid you will think I am never coming to and end with my questions.
6. Poor Widow Broomhead. She thinks you have ordered her 2oz Brandy a day whereas you told me 1oz. Please say which.
Also whether you think her able to come & see me if I send the fly for her. She does not seem to know what to decide.
7. Also Martha Sheldon wants her brother to have an admission as Priv [Private] Patient to the Derby Infmy [Infirmary]. What do you think of this?
8. Lastly does the little Platt (Alison's grandchild) want |