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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/39
Title	Letter from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn expressing her shock at an outbreak of typhoid and implores him to help a woman who may be a typhoid patient
Date	21 Jul 1879
Description	The letter also encourages him to push for the closing of a local school for the duration of the outbreak
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Florence Nightingale
Sender Location	10 South St, Park Lane [London]
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	- Mary Shardlow: not identified - Little girl Peach: possibly Louisa Peach, born about 1866, living at Holloway Common Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census
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	10 South St. Park Lane W July 21/79 My dear Sir Very many thanks for your very kind note. I am writing in haste to say if you could do anything for poor Mary Shardlow on my account, I should be very much obliged to you. (I do not know on whose account you are attending her) And if you wish to order her Port Wine or anything of that sort for me, please do so. If you will kindly let Miss Mochler know, she will provide it. I am writing to her by this post to say so. Poor woman - no one can wish for her life. But I am sure that anything to spare her suffering, you will do I rejoice to hear that the little girl Peach is making such progress. I am shocked that there should be Typhoid in "The Cottage" Cannot you make them close the Wingfield School? In great haste yrs sincerely F. Nightingale C.B.N. Dunn Esq. My Diphtheria case went ^convalescent^ into the country on Saturday Nobody else had it; thank God But it is a long story which I must tell you later.
Acknowledgements	Transcription completed by catalogue volunteer RJ, 2020

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