Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Robertson with catalog entry

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Title

Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Robertson with catalog entry

Subject

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Robertson, Mrs. (addressee)
Correspondence

Description

Nightingale relates Mr. Makins's medical advice for Mrs. Robertson's truss. She thanks Mr. Robertson for his letter, and says that Sir Harry likes it. She relates news that there is fighting in Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park, and praises the police. She also calls this fighting a "horrible and degrading spectacle".

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Robertson, with a catalog entry about the letter

Creator

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

Date Created

1887 October 23

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Lloyd E. Hawes collection of autographed letters, 1791-1967 (inclusive). H MS c1. Box 2. Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. A.L.s. to Mrs. [ ] ROBERTSON; [London] 23 Oct [18]87. 1 s. (4 p.)

Format

text

Extent

1 letter (1 sheet, 4 pages)

Language

English

Type

text

Identifier

DigID0003216-0003219

Provenance

From the collections of Harvard Medical School

Files

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Citation

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910, “Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Robertson with catalog entry,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13518.