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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, 10 South Street, Park Lane letterhead, October 1885. Handwritten letter to “Mr. Rathbone,” likely her friend and collaborator, William Rathbone VI, in full: “I trust that you augur well of the General Election. And I hope that you & Mrs. Rathbone are now as well as all your many & devoted friends would wish you, and above all as Pray believe me, dear Mr Rathbone.” In fine condition.
Florence Nightingale worked closely with philanthropist William Rathbone VI to pioneer district nursing and reform workhouse infirmaries. Starting in 1860, she advised him on nurse training homes and promoted home-based care for the poor over hospital treatment. Rathbone relied heavily on her guidance, and together they co-authored workhouse nursing reforms. Their collaboration helped lead to the founding of the Queen’s Nursing Institute in 1887, and they maintained a long, influential correspondence on nursing and public health.
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