| Administrative History | - Hannah Allen, born about 1808 and her sister Ann Allen, born about 1824, living in Lea Road and later Haslam Road, Holloway
- Sarah Wall, born about 1852, wife of George Wall, living in Commonside, Holloway (1881 census)
- Nurse Charrier: not identified
- Fanny Dowding: Florence Nightingale's maid
Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census |
| Transcript or Index | 26/10/79
My dear Sir
I am sorry that I shall not have the pleasure of seeing you today, as you are so good as to come. For I have "company"! the sisters Allen
2. I have been applied to to assist a family, named Wall, the Wheelwright's. The poor woman, it seems , has been under your care, & has had a wonderful operation (I can't exactly make out what) performed at the Nottingham Women's Hospl, where she had to pay 10/- a week. Perhaps you would kindly tell me what is the "case": whether this payment is true [crossed out] so: & whether they want money help (which one does not much like giving in that form) (The two Nottingham Infies are [crossed out] have Matrons of our training.)
3. It occurs to me to ask: had your kind attendance on Lady Verney's maid been acknowledged? If not please send in the Acct to me:
4. Do you remember a Nurse Charrier, from the Derby Nurses' Home, who nursed that poor fellow who died here of Smallpox?
She has written to me (to ask for a "Testimonial") from some place in Devonshire. She does not say whether she has left the Derby Institution. I never do give "Testimonials": she ought to ask it [crossed out] one of the Instn. But could you advise me?
Kindly tell me what you think of Fanny
Yrs ffully F. Nightingale |