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NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. (1820-1910). British nurse, hospital reformer and humanitarian. Autograph Letter Signed, “Florence Nightingale,” on her imprinted 10, South Street, Park Lane, W. stationery. Two pages, octavo. “Lea Hurst, Cromford, Derby,” October 10, 1879. Very fine condition. To Mrs. Cropley. Nightingale writes:

“Dear Madame, The young ‘Mr. Darkie’ was met by his carriage yesterday at Whatstandwell Station and arrived in his tidy and convenient hamper in perfectly good care. When the hamper was opened, he descended with all the dignity of an infant Rajah among an admiring company. For he is indeed beautiful. He is noble and independent and appears satisfied with the attention shown him. Thank you very much indeed for your kindness in lending me such a pet. He is worthy of both his parents. I pray believe me in haste dear Madame, most faithfully yours, Florence Nightingale.”

Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing, had trained in Egypt, Germany, and France when she began to hear of the horrific conditions the wounded were living in during the Crimean War. Unable to sit idly by, she and thirty-eight other nurses volunteered to help tend to the injured soldiers. Nightingale soon became famous for her dedication toward the welfare of her patients, earning the nickname "the Lady with the Lamp" for tending the sick through the night. After the war, using money donated from her former patients and the public, she founded the Nightingale Training School and Home for Nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital, an institution that improved what was becoming the nursing profession. In addition to her services in Britain, Nightingale also instigated and inspired a number of sanitary and social reforms in India. Starting in 1857 with army sanitation, she shifted her attention to such social issues as village sanitation and female education by the end of her work in the country in 1896. During this time, she was involved with the development of hospitals, irrigation, famine relief, the land tenure system in Bengal, urban sanitation, and female nursing. Her work won her fame, awards, and numerous honors during her lifetime. She was honored with the Royal Red Cross in 1883 and was also the first woman elected to the Royal Statistical Society. In 1907, she was the first woman to be granted the British Order of Merit.


NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. (1820-1910). British nurse, hospital reformer and humanitarian. Autograph Letter Signed, “Florence Nightingale,” on her imprinted 10, South Street, Park Lane, W. stationery. Two pages, octavo. “Lea Hurst, Cromford, Derby,” October 10, 1879. Very fine condition. To Mrs. Cropley. Nightingale writes: “Dear Madame, The young ‘Mr. Darkie’ was met by his carriage yesterday at Whatstandwell Station and arrived in his tidy and convenient hamper in perfectly good care. When the hamper was opened, he descended with all the dignity of an infant Rajah among an admiring company. For he is indeed beautiful. He is noble and independent and appears satisfied with the attention shown him. Thank you very much indeed for your kindness in lending me such a pet. He is worthy of both his parents. I pray believe me in haste dear Madame, most faithfully yours, Florence Nightingale.” Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing, had trained in Egypt, Germany, and France when she began to hear of the horrific conditions the wounded were living in during the Crimean War. Unable to sit idly by, she and thirty-eight other nurses volunteered to help tend to the injured soldiers. Nightingale soon became famous for her dedication toward the welfare of her patients, earning the nickname "the Lady with the Lamp" for tending the sick through the night. After the war, using money donated from her former patients and the public, she founded the Nightingale Training School and Home for Nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital, an institution that improved what was becoming the nursing profession. In addition to her services in Britain, Nightingale also instigated and inspired a number of sanitary and social reforms in India. Starting in 1857 with army sanitation, she shifted her attention to such social issues as village sanitation and female education by the end of her work in the country in 1896. During this time, she was involved with the development of hospitals, irrigation, famine relief, the land tenure system in Bengal, urban sanitation, and female nursing. Her work won her fame, awards, and numerous honors during her lifetime. She was honored with the Royal Red Cross in 1883 and was also the first woman elected to the Royal Statistical Society. In 1907, she was the first woman to be granted the British Order of Merit. For more details or to buy this item, please contact us. $1,700
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