| Sender Location | 10 South Street Park Lane [London] |
| Administrative History | - Rev. Wiiliam Acraman: vicar of Crich, 1875-1900
- Eliza Limb, born about 1830, living at Up Hollow, Holloway
- Rosey Limb, born about 1866, a servant in the household of Cassandra Peach of Holloway (1881 only)
- Harriet Broomhead, born about 1823, living in Holloway
- Mary Merchant, born about 1831, living at Common Road Cottages, Holloway
- Ann Peach, born about 1825 living at Holloway Common with daughter Louisa, born about 1866 (1881 only)
Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census |
| Transcript or Index | April 12/79
My dear Sir
I hasten to send you a Cheque for your Qr Acc for the people to whom you are so kind & to thank you for your kindness.
I venture to ask you to be so good as to give £2. 2 (which I have added to the Cheque) to Mr Acraman for his school subscription; for which he wrote to me. I must apologise both you & to him for this unceremonious way of doing it. It is only the severe stress of overwork & illness which compels me to economise every line I have to write. Poor Widow Limb & Broomhead - I feel very sorry for them. Will you when you see Mrs Broomhead again thank her foe her letter: And will you kindly tell Mrs Limb how much I should like to hear from her through Rose, who ought to be able to write now? I am thankful that Widow Merchant's daughter is so much better thro' your kindness. And will you tell her to kindly write, too & say how she is? And the same as to Widow Peach's daughter.
Private & Confidential
You ask me about Buxton Hospital Nursing. I have tried various ways to have it cleared up & cleared out, chiefly thro' ladies who I was astonished to find knew of its abominations before. did nothing then & as far as I know have done nothing now.
Except that in December I believe the Master & Mistress were dismissed for drinking. I have now appealed to the Duke of Devonshire. I hope that something may be done but this is of course strictly between ourselves.
The D. of Devonshire had much better appear to be acting from himself: without mentioning me. But I really pray that the enquiry may be rightly conducted, & not made a blunder of.
I am such an old "hand," & I know what blunders may be made by the best intentions not practically acquainted with Hospital Nursing. |