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Ne C 10442

Manuscript letter about the role of Florence Nightingale and her team for nurses.
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Letter from the 5th Duke of Newcastle to the British Ambassador at Constantinople, announcing that Florence Nightingale will be coming out at the head of a party of nurses.

Portrait in crayon (colour) of Henry P.F. Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne c.1850s. The head and shoulders pastel portrait shows the 5th Duke wearing a dark suit, white shirt and blue neck tie, with a full beard and moustache.