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

4 pages, 34 South Street, Park Lane, London, May 26, (18)65, "My dear Sir, No doubt you have seen the accompanying little book, on "Help in accidents", which has been sent to me. Will you be so good as to tell me what you think of it- and whether it would be at all a useful aide-memoire in your training of orderlies? I congratulate you on your success in bringing about that object, which I really hope is now near its beginning. Ever yours Sincerely F. Nightingale" And "Please be so kind as return me the little book on "First help in accidents" This letter is written on half-page size paper (12x9.5 cm); 2- Autograph Letter (To Sir Thomas Longmore). 2 1/2 pages, 9 Hampstead, N.W. Oct. 7, (18)62, "My dear Sir, I am extremely indebted to you for your kindness & consideration for me in sending me Muir's remark. Would you be so kind as to write to him & to say that I am excessively grateful to him for having prevented a thing which would have given me so much pain, & been so hurtful in itself, as the publication of that "Private" Report" and goes on later "I have no idea how the Bp.(Bishop) of London could have got hold of it..", The second part of page 5 has been cut off where the signature would have been, hence no signature. (2)

Provenance:

From the Sir Thomas Longmore Library.