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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2546/ZZ/68
TitleLetter (on mourning stationery) from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn about plans for the "Whatstandwell" coffee room, and asking him to look in on two patients, one who has been feeling ill and another who strained his ankle
Date7 Dec 1880
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderFlorence Nightingale
Sender LocationLea Hurst
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- John Bratby, former servant of the Nightingale family living in retirement in Holloway
- Samuel Crookes, born about 1815, living in Holloway; and Harriet Broomhead, born about 1823, living in Holloway
Sources: 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
Dec 7/80
My dear Sir
Would you kindly see Bratby who is ill & Saml Crooks who has sprained his ancle [sic], if you have not seen them today. 
Yours sincerely 
F. Nightingale
Would you also, please, see Mrs Broomhead, who has been very ill since Saturday. 
F.N.
C.B.N. Dunn Esq.
AcknowledgementsTranscription completed by catalogue volunteer RJ, 2020
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