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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/75
Title
Part of a letter (first sheet missing) from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn including references to Workmen's Committee, Savings Bank, and the Whatstandwell Coffee Room
Date
[c1881]
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
Florence Nightingale
Sender Location
Not given
Recipient
Dr Dunn
Recipient Location
Not given
Archive Creator
Christopher 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
- The Miss Hurts: not identified - likely to be the Alderwasley family
- Peach: not identified
- Adam Prince, born about 1846, living in Holloway with his mother, Lydia Prince
Sources: 1871 and 1881 census
Access Category
Open
Format
Document
Copies
A 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 Index
2
I am very glad the idea of a Company is given up & very glad that you can recommend a suitable Workman's Committee.
I don't think the Savings Bank should be given up on account of its being too much trouble. What I fear is that its publicity may ruin it. Workmen will not put by, will they?, in view of each other, & in view of their employers. They will not save except in secret.
However, Peach would be the man to manage it; because he knows them well.
[remaining text in pencil]
I beg to give you joy & the Miss Hurts of the good prospects of the Whatstandwell Coffee room. And I look forward to the day that is near when Adam Prince will be found sitting there instead of being fished out of a Crich public house by his poor old mother after 3 days' drinking - as he was last winter I will not delay this scrappy note - else I fear it will never go at all.
Many thanks for your report of the Patients
& believe me
ever faithfully yrs
F. Nightingale
C.B.N. Dunn Esq.
If you should see Peach again will you give him a kind message from me. thank him for sending me the Memoir of his wife, & tell him if it is not premature how much I like to think of his eagerness about this Coffee room?
F.N.
Excuse pencil
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