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D2546 - Florence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer - 1876-1890
- ZZ - Letters from Florence Nightingale, writing from Lea Hurst, Derbyshire, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London W, and Claydon House, Winslow, Bucks., to Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn (1836-1892), surgeon, of Crich, Derbyshire, concerning the illnesses, diet, water supplies and medical treatment of her family, household staff and villagers in the Lea and Holloway district - 1876-1890

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2546/ZZ/10
Title	Letter from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn asking him to see a patient who has had a rash break out on his head
Date	14 Oct 1877
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Florence Nightingale
Sender Location	Lea Hurst
Recipient	Dr Dunn
Recipient Location	Not given
Archive Creator	Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn of Crich (1836-1892), medical doctor
Archive Creator	Florence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer
Administrative History	The 1871 census describes Thomas Allison, aged 68, as a widowed gardener's labourer, living with three unmarried daughters in Cromford Road, Holloway
Access Category	Open
Format	Document
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Copies	This letter has been digitised and can be viewed on The Florence Nightingale Digitization Project website at http://archives.bu.edu/web/florence-nightingale
Transcript or Index	Lea Hurst Oct 14/77 My dear Sir I shall be very glad to see you "tomorrow afternoon." Old Thomas Alison, whom you know, has a sort of redness or breaking out all over his head. I trust it is not Erisypelas. Would you kindly see him tomorrow? yrs sincerely in haste F. Nightingale C.B.N. Dunn Esq.
Acknowledgements	Transcription completed by catalogue volunteer RJ, 2020

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