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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/65
Title	Letter (on mourning stationery) from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn about a proposed "coffee room" they have been discussing
Date	27 Nov 1880
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Florence Nightingale
Sender Location	Lea Hurst
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	- William Shore Smith: Florence Nightingale's cousin - Albert Frederic Hurt of Alderwasley Hall - Miss Hurt: not identified
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	Coffee room: Whatstandwell Lea Hurst Nov 27/80 My dear Sir Mr Shore Smith informed me of the conversation which you & he had had this afternoon on the proposed coffee room at Whatstandwell, & showed me Miss Hurt's kind letter Mr Shore Smith & I agree, I am afraid, that the buying up of the "Wheatsheaf" scarcely offers enough inducement to balance the cost. To buy the licence would probably take money enough to build three coffee rooms: would it not? And who is to secure us against another licence being obtained & another "public" being set up in the "Wheatsheaf's" place? To start with the smallest in place of the largest outlay would seem wise in an undertaking of which we cannot guarantee the success. You mentioned ^to Mr Shore Smith^ a small piece of land belonging to Mr Hurt (& let? to a cottage on the left of the spot where the quarry road comes out upon the Crich Carr road just above the steep descent to Whatstandwell & below The "Wheatsheaf." Would you kindly enquire after looking at this piece of ground - if you think it suitable whether , if it is not ? let on lease Mr Hurt might possibly let it for such a purpose as this - the trying an experiment of a Coffee room & Pay Office for the quarrymen? Perhaps you would be so good as to mention it to Miss Hurt. Mr Shore Smith thinks we might get a Corrugated Iron building such as are made for 2 schoolrooms & containing possibly a bedroom for a manager, to put up on this ground. And this would be trying under the best circumstances in our power what can be at first but an experiment without a large & discouraging outlay. What do you think? We bid you "God speed" on your high errand and wait anxiously for the result, which we hope to hear perhaps in a day or two. Pray believe me ever yours faithfully Florence Nightingale C.B.N. Dunn Esq. I return Miss Hurt's letter with thanks
Acknowledgements	Transcription completed by catalogue volunteer RJ, 2020

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