Florence Nightingale to the nursing staff of St. Thomas' Hospital. Marked Private. Speaks philosophically of the year's coming work and on nursing. Notes throughout that she is very ill. This item appears to be one of many copies distributed. Copy.

File contains newspaper clippings and typed transcripts which pertain to Florence Nightingale.

Envelopes addressed to Mr. and Miss Shore Smith. Two envelopes with Hungarian stamps from the late 1870s; two envelopes with no stamp marked "To enquire" in the upper left; two envelopes with British stamps; one envelope with no stamp or marking, but with a note on the front signed "F.N."

Collection contains correspondence relating to Florence Nightingale. The majority of the letters are addressed to Nightingale while others are sent from her or involve other correspondents discussing Nightingale. Letters date from 1877 to 1965. There are also newspaper clippings, transcripts, notes, and envelopes that all relate to Florence Nightingale. There are also photographs of Florence Nightingale and prominent people in her life.

Aimee Dawson, wife of Sir Douglas Dawson, Medmenham Abbey, Marlow, to Elizabeth Bosanquet, Florence Nightingale's companion and secretary, to thank her and Louis Shore Nightingale for sending on the photos of Florence Nightingale.

Anna Helmholtz to Florence Nightingale, enclosing a photograph of her Uncle, Julius Mohl.

Baron Francis Knollys, private secretary to King Edward VII, Sandringham, Norfolk, to L.H. Shore Nightingale, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London, concerning the delivery of the insignia of the Order of Merit to Florence Nightingale (or L.H. Shore Nightingale on her behalf). On the envelope there notes by "RN" (almost certainly Rosalind Nash, see file 2-86) about the actual delivery.

C. H. Spurgeon, Nightingale Lane, Clapham to Florence Nightingale promising support for her efforts in finding applicants for the Nightingale nursing school. (Quoted in Cook, v.2, p.249)

Dr. John Sutherland, [Calcutta?] to Florence Nightingale. Comments on Lord Napier's letter (See B 8). Discusses irrigation and sewage system and improvements necessary. Note by Florence Nightingale [C?] enclosed.

Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, Foreign Office to Florence Nightingale, thanking her for note and book. Still interested in sanitation reforms.

Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, Foreign Office to Florence Nightingale, supporting her recommendation of Dr. Cunningham as representative to Vienna Cholera Conference. Envelope enclosed: notes by Florence Nightingale on envelope.

Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, Knowsley, Prescot to Florence Nightingale, complying with her request but stating that his evidence is not needed on her behalf.

Edward Tyas Cook, Rose Cottage, Southstoke, Reading, to Mr. Shore Nightingale, thanking him for several copies of letters, and discussing the "more nurses" question which they had cleared up, as well several matters which will be included in his revised biography of Florence Nightingale.

Edward Tyas Cook, 5c, Portman Mansions, to Mrs. Nash, regarding his biography of Florence Nightingale and the possibility of further records of her life and actions.

Edward Tyas Cook, 5c, Portman Mansions, to Rosalind Nash, regarding his biography of Florence Nightingale and Nash's kindness in both reading over his drafts and sending him more source material. This letter accompanied the draft of Part 5, and discusses the first chapter of Part 6, Nightingale's work on Poor Law Reform.

Edward Tyas Cook, 5c Portman Mansions, to Rosalind Nash, regarding a dinner with her brother Louis and other Nightingale family members, copyright issues regarding his biography of Florence Nightingale and its source material, and a supposed portrait of Florence Nightingale. He requests to meet with Rosalind when she is next in London.

Edward Tyas Cook, 5c Portman Mansions, to an unknown person, likely Rosalind Nash. Two fragments of a letter which discuss Cook's research on Florence Nightingale

Elizabeth Bosanquet, Florence Nightingale's companion and secretary, 10 South Street, Park Lane, to Mr. Nightingale, regarding arrangements for Florence Nightingale to receive the insignia of the Order of Merit.

Elizabeth de Bunsen, Abbey Lodge, Hanover Gate, Regent's Park to Florence Nightingale asking if the Grand Duchess of Baden might come to visit Florence Nightingale with a note written the same day confirming the time and date of visit.

Elizabeth de Bunsen to Florence Nightingale. Note on envelope addressed to E. de B., about a visit by the Grand Duchess to St. Thomas' Hospital.

F. S. P. Lely, Ahmedabad, to Vaughan Nash, concerning the medical efforts in India, and thanking Florence Nightingale for her gift.

Florence Lees, Metropolitan and National Nursing Association, to Miss Ma----, thanking her for the donation of two night dresses.

Florence Nightingale to C. B. N. Dunn. Asking Dunn to supervise her interests as to the placement of her friends in positions of employment. Enquires why Mrs. Thompson does not drink cocatina as ordered.

Florence Nightingale enquires about her mother's kittens, wants Watson to send her a full description of each one.

Includes a transcript of the letter.

Florence Nightingale, Embley Park, Hampshire to Julius Mohl and Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Informs them of Mrs. Charles Bracebridge's death and says what a loss it will be to her. Comments on Dr. Livingstone's death and her mother's senility since death of her father. Statement on battles with Parliament and Sir Harry Verney.

Florence Nightingale, Lea Hurst, Derbyshire, to Julius Mohl. Welcoming M. Mohl to stay at her London house while she is at Lea Hurst. Discusses the horrors of war, the deaths, the casualties, the widows and fatherless children produced by war.

Florence Nightingale, 30 Old Burlington St London W to Julius Mohl. Discusses various parts of her book "Notes on Hospitals" (1858). Informs him that she will have her publisher, John Parker, send him three copies of this book.

Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street Park Lane, London W. to Julius Mohl. Informs him that she will have messenger meet Mme. Mohl at train station. Comments that nurses on their way to Dublin, Edinburgh regularly visit her house. Apologizes for not offering to "put up" Miss Eleanor during her visit.

Florence Nightingale to Julius Mohl. Explains that chloroform needed at the site of the Battle of the Loire, near Orleans, Poitiers, Blois and Tours and not Versailles where 5000 wounded are being cared for. States that she will be sending information on items sent to Germany.

Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Julius Mohl. Reminiscences on Rome. Provides statistics of the "Home Army" as compared with Indian natives. Account of a letter from Dr. David Livingstone to Sir Bartle Frere regarding his travels in Africa, and family matters.

Florence Nightingale to Julius Mohl. Letter containing list of items and money sent to the German side between Sept. 1 and Nov. 12, to publish in the Cologne Gazette. Mentions that they have sent J5000 worth of items to French prisoners in Germany during the last week.

Florence Nightingale, Lea Hurst Derbyshire to Julius Mohl. Invitation to visit her family at Lea Hurst. Discusses the Franco-Prussian war, the rulers fighting it and German nationality or Prussian military supremacy.

Florence Nightingale, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Louisa. Notes on Louisa's forthcoming visit to Lea Hurst, Derbyshire. Asks if she could see her before she leaves for Lea Hurst.

Florence Nightingale, Lea Hurst, Matlock, to Miss Clarke, requesting a visit from Clarke and her friend Mr. Rarke at Embley after the Nightingales' family visits but before Rarke's return home.

Florence Nightingale, Embley Park, Hampshire to Mary Mohl. Notes about cats. Asks Mme. Mohl to locate someone in Rome to receive mail from nuns in London to be delivered to Monsignor de Bede.

Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Comments to Mme. Mohl on letter from Versailles lady who was helping a wounded Insurge and the surrounding people did not want to give him any water. States that newly relocated persons in Versailles are homeless again.

Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Two letters on one sheet. First letter written March 1870 enquiring after Julius Mohl's health and about publication L'eglise romaine et le Premier Empire [Paris: Michel Levy frere, 1868-69. 5 v.] by Joseph Othenin d'Haussonville.; second letter written 18 April 1870 with note on finding the unsent letter and on cats.

Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Statement that she has received a letter from Julius Mohl and will forward it. Comments that she has not had a letter from him via Mary Mohl in some time.

Florence Nightingale, Embley Park, Hampshire to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Sending clippings about the finding of Dr. Livingstone. Thanks for Mrs. Frewen Turner's message.