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Florence Nightingale Letters

[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Mary Mohl, August 18, 1870] Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale, Lea Hurst, Derbyshire to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Discusses the Franco-Prussian War in terms of casualties, and whether Otto von Bismarck or Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is worse. Informs Mme. Mohl of progress made by the Society of Sick and Wounded in sending surgeons, money and supplies.

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Title
[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Mary Mohl, August 18, 1870]
Creator
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Date Created
1870-08-18
Description
Florence Nightingale, Lea Hurst, Derbyshire to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Discusses the Franco-Prussian War in terms of casualties, and whether Otto von Bismarck or Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is worse. Informs Mme. Mohl of progress made by the Society of Sick and Wounded in sending surgeons, money and supplies.
Extent
4 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910; Mohl, Mary Clarke, 1793-1883; Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898; Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1734-01-020; RBSC_ARC_1734_01_020
Collection
Florence Nightingale fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-01-020
Date Available
2012
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
AIPUUID
b3fa72ed-bd0f-4b5d-b6aa-de9b67796cf8
DOI
10.14288/1.0018092
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/