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Florence Nightingale Letters

[Letter, Sir Bartle Frere to Florence Nightingale, July 10, 1877] Frere, Bartle, 1815-1884

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Sir Bartle Frere, Government House, Cape Town to Florence Nightingale introducing "two ladies who have been doing your work in S. Africa" who are visiting in London; asks if Florence Nightingale can see them. 1) Miss Trench who has been teaching in Bloemfontein and 2) Sister Henrietta, a nurse at Kimberley Hospital. Enclosed: newspaper cutting (dated Apr. 18, 1877?) reporting town council meeting and commenting on sewage.

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Title
[Letter, Sir Bartle Frere to Florence Nightingale, July 10, 1877]
Creator
Frere, Bartle, 1815-1884
Date Created
1877-07-10
Description
Sir Bartle Frere, Government House, Cape Town to Florence Nightingale introducing "two ladies who have been doing your work in S. Africa" who are visiting in London; asks if Florence Nightingale can see them. 1) Miss Trench who has been teaching in Bloemfontein and 2) Sister Henrietta, a nurse at Kimberley Hospital. Enclosed: newspaper cutting (dated Apr. 18, 1877?) reporting town council meeting and commenting on sewage.
Extent
12 unnumbered pages + 1 newspaper cutting
Person Or Corporation
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910; Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807-1886; Mills, Arthur, 1816-1898; Verney, Frances Parthenope, Lady, 1819-1890; Verney, Harry, Sir, 1801-1894
Genre
Correspondence; Clippings
Type
Text
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1734-02-026; RBSC_ARC_1734_02_026
Collection
Florence Nightingale fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-02-026
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
0cdc7bb8-3c7a-44cd-9664-26b13ed08c1a
DOI
10.14288/1.0018199
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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/