| Administrative History | - Sir Harry Verney: Florence Nightingale's brother-in-law
- William and Louisa Shore Smith: Florence Nightingale's cousins
- Joanna Maria Bonham Carter, nee Smith, died 19 April 1884: Florence Nightingale's aunt
- Juila Smith died 21 December 1883: Florence Nightingale's aunt
- Parthenope Verney: Florence Nightingale's sister |
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I have been so engaged attending Sir Harry Verney who for the past 4 weeks has been in extreme danger from Pneumonia in both lungs - exhausting rigors- tempe down to 95 & up to 105, that I have been able to do hardly anything else But the day before yesterday he was declared out of danger, tho' mending very slowly.
I have also had two of Mr & Mrs Shore Smith's children staying with me Mr & Mrs S. S. are now returned from Algiers. But I am sorry ot say he is far from well.
Mrs. Bonham Carter is dead of Bronchitis. She did not survive her sister, Miss Juila Smith, 4 months She is the last of that vigorous generation.
I have been a good deal pulled down in every way. My sister is still in a painful, crippled condition from Arthritis but very brave.
Sir Harry's mind was perfectly clear and calm throughout : he knew there was small chance of recovery :
You kindly ask after Fanny: she has been 7 months a Patient under Medical care & nothing but a Patient - the last 3 at Bournemouth Sanatorium.
She is now in good health & the lung quite "quiescent." But the Doctors entirely forbid my taking her back. One of them said to me: "I fear her brain giving way before her lungs."
You saw her at Lea Hurst in something of the same strange state: wayward.
I have of course told no-one. This is quite private.
For the present I have arranged for her to stay with a widowed sister in the country.
Pray believe me
ever yours faithfully
F. Nightingale
C.B.N. Dunn Esq. |