Florence NIGHTINGALE- Autograph Letter SIGNED (To Sir James Clark). 7 pages.

30, Old Burlington St. July 16 (18)60. "My dear Sir James Clark, First, do you think you would be so good as to breakfast here at 1/5 before 9, (nine) tomorrow (Tuesday). Mr. Whitfield comes in hopes of being introduced to you, and I fixed this early hour, ... "2- I should be proud indeed if you would present my little book to our beloved Princess, England's eldest daughter. [I enclose a copy] good angels speed her! I enclose another copy, in case it would be proper to present it to the Queen- as having a little more matter in a better type. But do not trouble yourself to answer this. I don't know the proprieties."; "3- I entirely concur with all you say about the School..." SIGNED in full Florence Nightingale.

Provenance:

From the Sir Thomas Longmore Library.