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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2546/ZZ/53
TitleLetter from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn updating him about their "proteges" and requests his advice regarding the treatment of patients
Date14 Nov 1879
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderFlorence Nightingale
Sender Location10 South Street
RecipientDr Dunn
Recipient LocationNot given
Archive CreatorChristopher Blencowe Noble Dunn of Crich (1836-1892), medical doctor
Florence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer
Administrative History- Alfred Peach, born about 1852, living at Common. Holloway (1881 census)
- Adam Prince, born about 1846, living at Holloway
- Walker: not identified
- Harriet Broomhead, born about 1823, and her daughter Mary Broomhead, born about 1860, living in Holloway
- Charles Newton Limb (son of Eliza Limb of Holloway) was married at Ashover on 24 December 1879 to Phillis Spendlove
- Mary Elizabeth Sims, nee Limb
- Elizabeth Holmes, born about 1858, living at Commonside, Holloway
- Fanny Dowding: Florence Nightingale's maid
Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census
Access CategoryOpen
FormatDocument
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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 IndexLea Hurst
Nov 14/79
5. am.
My dear Sir
In bidding you farewell for the present, I have some circumstances to mention about our common proteges. 
Alfred Peach was drunk on Saturday. 
Adam Prince was ill in bed on Wednesday: I had no reason to think there was any drinking:
Walker is spitting blood. 
Mrs Broomhead's daughter at home I am persuading to put into the Women's Club.  Please add her to those whom you will "pass" if you can. 
Do you know that Mrs Limb's son is to be married at Christmas, & that then the newly married wife will take the charge of the mother in law, Widow Limb, & that Elizth Sims will leave?
I have induced Lizzie Holmes not to go to work till next Friday 
I shall follow your directions about my Fanny:
she says she "has no indigestion except when she eats."  that is rather a bad state of affairs.  I think you were kind enough to propose sending me the prescription for her Pills, if you wish her to continue them. 
With every best wish for your highest success
pray believe me
in great haste
ever yrs faithfully
F. Nightingale
C.B.N. Dunn Esq.
AcknowledgementsTranscription completed by catalogue volunteer RJ, 2020
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