| Administrative History | - Harriet Broomhead, born about 1823, living in Holloway
- Eliza Limb , born about 1830, living in Holloway.
- Mrs Swann: a local nurse, not otherwise identified
- William Shore Smith, Florence Nightingale's cousin
- William Yeomans of Holloway House, land agent to the Nightingale family and Poor Law Guardian
- John Mee, fishmonger of Belper, died September 1879
- Charles Henry Lee, born 1875, son of Andrew Lee and Elizabeth Lee, formerly Wolley, nee Henshaw
Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census |
| Transcript or Index | Lea Hurst
Sept 27/79
My dear Sir
I am extremely obliged to you for obtaining that nice support for poor Mrs Broomhead, which is a geat relief to her and a great success. Might it be included in your Michaelmas Acct., which please send me at your earliest convenience?
2. The discovery of possible pereslation [?] of pigs' filth into the Limbs' well fills one with pleasure. Because that can at least be stopped.
I have said nothing about Mrs Swann leaving them. You will kindly say when you think her services can be dispensed with.
Can nothing more be done for the poor mother, who appears to be in a more distressing state?
I am most thankful that the daughters are making such a good recovery.
I wrote what you said about the well and the pigs to Mr Shore Smith.
3. Mr Yeomans had a "severe bilious attack" last Sunday tho he was out again in a day or two.
(I was quite frightened thinking it was fever.) Do you think that may have been a result of his pump?
4. Have you heard anything more of Scarlet Fever in poor Mee's family at Belper?
I kept my own counsel, but quietly drope [?] having anything more from his shop, according to your advice. Do you think I should be safe now in dealing with them, or had I better just drop it? We cannot get any rabbits for Mrs Nightingale at Matlock. But she will be going at the end of this week back to London.
I am interrupted every moment so must just close this disjointed note and ask you to believe me
Yrs sincerely
F. Nightingale
C.B.N. Dunn Esq.
I have no very good account of poor little Lee's deformity to give you when I have the pleasure of seeing you : F.N. |