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Title	[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Rosalind Nash, January 1, 1897]
Creator	Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Date Created	1897-01-01
Description	Florence Nightingale, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Rosalind Nash. (Marked Private) Answering her questions about death-rate figures from previous famines in India; importance of choosing a commissioner with knowledge of the country; larger reforms would be possible only with an in-depth knowledge of the country.
Extent	4 unnumbered pages + 1 envelope
Person Or Corporation	Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 ; Nash, Vaughan, 1861-1932
Genre	Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	English
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1734-01-082 RBSC_ARC_1734_01_082
Collection	Florence Nightingale fonds
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-01-082
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	6af3b972-e9b4-43cb-a0e7-dce26bc12b04
DOI	10.14288/1.0018170
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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  UNSIGNED LETTER FROM FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE TO ROSALIND NASH, DARK PENCIL with envelope: Mrs Vaughan Nash 7 The Mount Hampstead N.W. 7/1/97 10 S. St. 7/1/97 Private [WRITTEN DIAGONALLY] Dearest Rosalind I am so sorry not to be able to see you tomorrow. We are immersed in business -- But I am afraid also that your questions could not be answered by a Yes or a No -- And I should like to make further enquiries 1. The harm done in some former Famines which has made the Death-rate higher seems to have been that, tempted by the Relief Funds raised for them, they have left their Villages -- But on the other hand I don't know how this can be prevented if there are Relief Works as now -- I am told the GovT organization is very good -- & carried out in earnest 2. Of course I need not tell you that the success in sending out a Commissioner to enquire depends entirely on who the Commissioner is. People think they can gain a knowledge of India in 6 months which they could not do in 6 years. And at this moment I do not remember a single successful instance [Ld G. Hamilton has been terribly misinformed. But he likes to do a good thing IN PRIVATE as I am a personal witness.] 3. Yes, indeed, it would be a great thing if larger reforms could be hung on the evidence of a competent Famine Mission. But it takes 25 years to understand one Province I should like to enquire more about all these things And if you will allow me, I will let you know, & perhaps you could come next week. I am so sorry to put you off. My compliments to the Princelet & Mr. Christopher & their dear father -- in haste ever your loving Aunt F. I think competent people believe there will be much misery before next harvest. The Ryot is worse off than he was. [NOTE: RYOT = INDIAN PEASANT] 

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