Letter from Florence Nightingale to Henry Fawcett, 1880

Autograph letter, signed (mourning stationery). [London], March 11, 1880. To Henry Fawcett. 12 mo., 44 pages.
A 44-page letter in which Miss Nightingale writes at length her criticism of Government in India as a result of publicity given by newspapers regarding the "flourishing state of Indian finances." She criticizes the Poona S. Sabha, a powerful association in India, and expresses hope that the House of Commons will not listen to their proposals. In her thinking, the remedy is English law.

1 facing 4	2,3	5 facing 8	6,7	9 facing 12	10,11
13 facing 16	14,15	17 facing 20	18,19	21 facing 24	22,23
25 facing 28	26,27	29 facing 32	30, 31	33 facing 36	34,35
37 facing 40	38,39	41 facing 44	42,43

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