[2 Letters]- Florence NIGHTINGALE- 1- Autograph Letter SIGNED (To Sir Thomas Longmore). 4 pages,

34 South Street, Park Lane, W. March 5, (18)70, "My dear Sir, In answer to your note, I am afraid that I should hardly feel justified in giving my judgment, or indeed do have time to so thoroughly into Dr. Moffitt's M.D. manual as to justify any judgment of my answer..." SIGNED in full: "Florence Nightingale"; 2- Autograph Letter (To Sir Thomas Longmore). 4 pages, 35 South Street, Park Lane, W. March 7, (18) 70, "My Dear Sir, It occurred to me, in relation to your last note, & to the changes which are about to take place thro' the formation of the Army Service Corps, to ask you for information on the following points- The more so, as it is, I believe, the discipline of the "Infirmier" Corps at the Val de Grace which is invited by you & by me:- 1- Can there be any real discipline or progress among the orderlies at Netley unless there is a tolerably stationary well trained staff of N.C. Officers & men there, thoroughly knowing the hospital business & able to train others ?-; 2- & 3-.. The signature has been snipped off, at the bottom of page 4. (2)

Provenance:

From the Sir Thomas Longmore Library.