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[Letter, Sir John Lawrence, Baron to Florence Nightingale, January 27, 1879] Lawrence, John Laird Mair, 1811-1879
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Sir John Lawrence, Baron, 23 Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W. to Florence Nightingale (dictated). Replying to two letters from Florence Nightingale on Indian affairs: famine, irrigation, drought, education, agriculture. Comment on war between India and Afghanistan. Requests a copy of her paper, The People of India, should she have any privately printed. Enclosing a copy of his speech to the House of Lords. (Passage underscored in red, by Florence Nightingale?)
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[Letter, Sir John Lawrence, Baron to Florence Nightingale, January 27, 1879]
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| Date Created |
1879-01-27
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| Description |
Sir John Lawrence, Baron, 23 Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W. to Florence Nightingale (dictated). Replying to two letters from Florence Nightingale on Indian affairs: famine, irrigation, drought, education, agriculture. Comment on war between India and Afghanistan. Requests a copy of her paper, The People of India, should she have any privately printed. Enclosing a copy of his speech to the House of Lords. (Passage underscored in red, by Florence Nightingale?)
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17 unnumbered pages
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1734-02-054; RBSC_ARC_1734_02_054
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Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-02-054
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| Date Available |
2026-02-06
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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/
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| AIP UUID |
0cdc7bb8-3c7a-44cd-9664-26b13ed08c1a
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0018229
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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/