NIGHTINGALE (Florence, 1820-1910, Nurse & Hospital Reformer)

Autograph direction signed 'F. Nightingale' and dated, addressed to Sir Bartle FRERE (1815-1884, Colonial Administrator, Governor of Bombay) with a note in the corner that it was "Returned by Dr Farquhar with many thanks", 9" x 5½", 2nd July

One of Nightingale's signal achievements was the introduction of trained nurses into the workhouse system in Britain from the 1860s onwards. This meant that sick paupers were no longer being cared for by other, able-bodied paupers, but by properly trained nursing staff

Item Date:  1870

Stock No:  41077