Correspondence with Henry Bonham Carter, 1867-1868
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Correspondence, mainly between Florence Nightingale and H. Bonham Carter, concerning the selection of nurses for the Sydney Infirmary, Aug. 1867 - July 1868. The letters refer to the proposed terms of employment for the Sydney nurses, visits of Lucy Osburn to Liverpool and King's College Hospital, arrangements for the voyage to Australia, correspondence with H. Parkes, E. Deas Thomson and A. Roberts, plans for Sydney Infirmary, discussions with Sarah Wardroper (Matron of St. Thomas' Hospital), titles of nurses, books on Australia, relations between nurses and medical officers, salaries, discussions between Nightingale and Lucy Osburn, departure of the nurses for Australia in Dec. 1867, criticisms by Dr Sutherland of published letter of Lucy Osburn.
(258 ff.)
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