lord herbert lea (2 Ergebnisse)

4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, aged and worn, with minor marking to first and last pages. A high-spirited missive, headed 'Private' and difficult to decipher. He begins by asking him to 'read the enclosed, a perfect gentleman is certainly cheap at 12s. a week. | My interest in the matter is revealed by the closing sentence in the letter.' An indecipherable sentence follows, after which: 'At any rate will you send me an answer wh I can forward to Mr Kitto.' He asks Canning to inform his wife 'that Elcho took charge of the rat dog. I saw him kill some rats (brought on purpose) in an area'. He concludes with what appears to be a jocular suggestion 'to satisfy her mind as to the judicious selection.' In a postscript he invites the Cannings to 'run down here on Thursday & catch small trout &c if you don't mind country neighbours'.

See the entries on Nightingale, Hall and Herbert in the Oxford DNB. The Nightingale Fund was established in the Crimea on 29 November 1855, to raise money for the training of nurses. As a result of discussions held at the time of this circular the money from the Fund was used to set up the first nursing school, the Nightingale Training School, at St Thomas's Hospital in 1860. ONE: Printed circular in form of a facsimile ALS from 'S. C. Hall / Hon. Sec.' 1p, 8vo. On first leaf of a bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Twenty-four lines of text. The only genuine piece of Hall's autograph is the address to 'Col Jeb / &c &c'. Begins: 'It is considered desirable that the Nightingale Fund should not be dissolved without conveying to M. and Madame Goldschmidt some mark of respect - in acknowledgement of their munificent contribution to that Fund.' The contribution is stated to total £2422. It is proposed to present the Goldschmidts with 'a marble bust of Her Majesty the Queen, to be executed by Mr Joseph Durham'. TWO: Manuscript letter. 1p, 12mo. In fair condition, with closed tear to fore-edge. Sent from the town house of the Fund's chairman Lord Herbert of Lea.