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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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Title
[Letter, Sir John Lawrence, Baron to Florence Nightingale, January 27, 1879]
Creator
Lawrence, John Laird Mair, 1811-1879
Date Created
1879-01-27
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?)
Extent
17 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910; Mayo, Richard Southwell Bourke, Earl of, 1822-1872
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1734-02-054; RBSC_ARC_1734_02_054
Collection
Florence Nightingale fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-02-054
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
10.14288/1.0018229
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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/