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- Description:
- This letter from Abraham Lincoln appoints George R. Harrington, the Assistant Secretary of Treasury, to serve as Secretary
during the absense of Salmon P. Chase. This letter is unusual in that Lincoln signed it whith his full name, rather than "A. Lincoln,"
as was his habit.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-04-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Letter from B.W. Ferguson of Washington D.C. to Abraham Lincoln. Ferguson argues that B.B. French should be appointed to a
Marshalship immediately.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Letter from S.L. Lewis of Washington D.C. to President Abraham Lincoln regarding the appointment of a Marshal in the district. Lewis
supports Ward K. Sammon, a non-resident, for the post.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This is another letter to Lieutenant Colonel Fife, thanking him for sending the needed information, alerting him to the need for further information, and congratulating him on his beneficial irrigation efforts in India. Nightingale shared that a new Under Secretary to India recently began his tenure and was overseeing projects regarding irrigation improvements.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-06-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter, written to Christopher L. Lordan, Esquire, was asking for a revision of a private letter which was distributed. The revision speaks highly of volunteers and how kind words from those in charge can increase the moral and work ethic of volunteers. It also states that leading by example is the best way to encourage volunteers and soldiers to work hard and do their best. Nightingale apologized for any inconvenience in editing the private letter and thanks the recipient for their attention to the matter.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Nightingale wrote to Maj. Gen. J.G. Fife, of Wayne State University, to express her interest in a paper that he published regarding civil engineering in India. She stated that she was happy to hear that there were talented people in the engineering field in India and that she hoped that Maj. Gen. Fife would be able to personally deliver his paper to her.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter was written to let the recipient know that accommodations for a Mrs. Tugwood were not needed, as she would stay with Nightingale (at the hospital?) until moving to a convalescent institution in the following week. This letter was written while Nightingale was superintendant of the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in London.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1854-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter is to Nightingale’s niece, Maude, and in it she thanks Maude for supplying Nightingale with a needed address and asks her to relay pleasant thoughts to a Mrs. Green. Nightingale also stated that she hoped Mrs. Green would schedule an appointment to meet with her and ends with sharing her happiness regarding the improvements made by the British for the betterment of the Indian people.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter was written to Dr. Reinhold Rost, asking to borrow several books that would allow Nightingale to finish a report regarding how land tenure and social relations were handled between two different castes, zaminders and ryots in India. Zaminders were similar to lords or barons, while ryots were peasant tenant farmers.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Nightingale begins by thanking Gen. Maj. Fife for materials she used to write reports and expressed interest in a particular article. She stated that she would like to meet with him to obtain his opinion on various matters having to do with irrigation and sanitary systems and procedures within areas of India where British soldiers were stationed and treated in hospitals.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- In this letter to Dr. W. Gill Wylie, Florence Nightingale speaks at length of the role that nurses play in the medical care of patients. She makes a point of saying that nurses are there to carry out the orders of doctors and surgeons; that they are not medical men nor medical women. She also states that it is her belief that nurses should be under the direction of a Matron, one who was very familiar with nurses and their management, as well as nursing procedures. Nightingale felt it was not the administration of the hospital nor the doctors who should oversee the nurses. Nightingale feels that a strict hierarchy is what creates a suitable work environment and discipline among nurses. She goes on to give examples of poor nurse and hospital management. Nightingale then states that she would send Dr. Wylie a report that was used often in hospital that gave advice on the proper training methods for nurses as well as the day-to-day procedures for nurses to follow.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1872-09-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter to Abraham Lincoln was written Sarah Gurley, the widow of John A. Gurley, a representative from Ohio whom Lincoln
had appointed Governor of the Arizona territory prior to his death. Sarah Gurley is writing on behalf of her nephew, Joel Gurley, whom she feels
has been passed over for promotions at the Treasury Department because of his lack of political connections.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter was written by Arthur O. Brickman to Abraham Lincoln regarding his appointment as Chaplain to First Maryland Regiment of
Cavalry. Brickman had been elected to this role, but, due to circumstances, was not mustered. He had been serving in this role unofficially, and
is requesting that Lincoln appoint him to the role. Brickman refers to other men involved in this issue, including Major General John A. Dix
and General Simon Cameron. Brickman also describes his pro-Union activities during the riots in Baltimore, Maryland, which began April 22, 1861.
- Date Issued:
- 1862-01-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This anonymous letter to Abraham Lincoln argues, in rather strong terms, against the possible appointment of William Millward as a
U.S. Marshal in Eastern Pennsylvania. Millward was appointed and served in this position from 1861 to 1865.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter to Lincoln recommends R.K. Williams be appointed to a federal judgeship.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-03-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Nightingale was concerned with the possibility that the Public Works will lose funds and that the poorest, with no voice, wwould suffer without adequate water and irrigation. She requested a meeting with Lt. Gen. Fife, asking if he would do so the following Monday at 5pm, as she was unable to reschedule other events on her calendar.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-06-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter asking permission to send a copy of Nightingale’s Report to the War Office to a Mr. Dean. Nightingale shared that the report was confidential and not for the general public. She also states that some recommended reforms were complete while others were ongoing. Miss Nightingale also mentioned that she financed the publication of the report.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1858-11-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Nightingale takes time to thank Lt. Gen. Fife for three letter written to her which contained information about ongoing events in India, as well as articles Nightingale needed to continue her work there. She explained to Lt. Gen. Fife that she had been ill and overworked and that was her reason for not replying sooner to his letters. She also shared that several of her letters on the topic of irrigation and water transit were published in “Illustrated News” and that she would send them to Lt. Gen. Fife if he had an interest in reading them.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-06-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter requests that two bundles of donated clothing be delivered to two invalid soldiers who were patients. She also stated that she had a few pairs of slippers for those who needed them and newspapers for those who wished to read.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1856-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Dean Milman of Wayne State University, asking for an unbiased opinion of an article called “The Sanitary Commission of the Army”, published in the Westminster Review in 1859. Miss Nightingale felt the original reviewer would not take the task seriously. She also offered to send her own report and requested an alternative person to supply a review, if Dean Milman is unable to assist. Miss Nightingale’s concerns were of soldiers stationed in India during the Crimean War, and their medical care and unhealthy sanitary conditions they endured.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1858-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This fragment of a letter from Florence Nightingale references an illness.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Nightingale was concerned about irrigation systems in India; which had been improved and were financially profitable. She stated that she would like to meet with Lt. Gen. Fife to discuss the matters with him.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-06-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter contains a brief recommendation from S. Trumbell regarding another letter writer. This other writer was likely a Confederate,
possibly a soldier seeking to be released from prison. The oath Lincoln refers to was in the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which
Lincoln issued on December 8, 1863. This proclamation allowed for the pardon of all but high ranking Confederates. Lincoln approved the discharge
in this case.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Letter from Albert Smith to Abraham Lincoln regarding the appointment of a Marshal for Washington D.C. Smith argued that the "acerbity"
of feeling among the candidates justifies Lincoln selecting a Marshal from outside the district.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter to Miss Allsop finds Florence thanking her friend for fresh plants that she used to beautify her room. It also shares Florence’s regret upon hearing that Miss Allsop and her family may have to leave Warner’s Farm and felt reminiscent of Florence’s past visits. She also expressed sadness at Miss Allsop’s elderly mother having to leave her home and wishes Miss Allsop to give her kindest regards. Lastly, Florence speaks of the hope she carried for the war to end and mentions that it can bring out the good of those on the right side.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter inquiring about availability of mourning items needed for a recently widowed friend/acquaintance of Nightingale. This letter was written while Nightingale was serving in Scutari (now Üsküdar, Istanbul), Turkey during the Crimean War.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1855-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter to Sir Lintorn Simmons from Florence Nightingale confirms a meeting between them for Monday, March 21, 1892, at her suggested time of 5:15 p.m.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Nightingale thanks Lt. Gen. Fife for an enclosed report which he borrowed to her. She then asked about an interview he had with Mr. Prinsep regarding irrigation issues. Nightingale goes on to ask Fife his opinion on various matters concerning Indian people in regards to relief acts and the stoppage of Public Works. She also stated her desire to meet with him to discuss these issues.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This short letter to Mr. Rawlinson from Florence seems to state that she will rewrite information needed for a particular hospital or government office. This letter was most likely Sir Robert Rawlinson, (1810-1898), a civil engineer.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter was written to thank Mr. Rawlinson for his suggestions and articles that he supplied to Florence so that she would be able to include up-to-date information in the second edition of her publication “Introductory Notes on Lying-In Institutions”. This book discussed proper procedures and facilities needed in maternity wards. Mr. Rawlinson was most likely Sir Robert Rawlinson (1810-1898), a civil engineer.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-12-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter to an unknown recipient discussed an advertisement for lodging for a Mrs. Tugwood and whether funding for publishing this advertisement could come from the Governess' Aid Society. This letter was written while Nightingale was superintendant of the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in London.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1854-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Lieutenant Colonel I. G. Fife in which Nightingale was asking for permission to request information regarding irrigation efforts in the Madras (now called Chennai) and Bengal areas of India. Irrigation development during the British period between 1860 and 1900 was an important subject to Nightingale.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1877-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter from Catherine Myers to Abraham Lincoln requests that her son be discharged from the army.
Lincoln forwarded the letter to Thaddeus Stevens, who approved the discharge. Lincoln was regularly sent requests for discharges
and pardons. This can be seen in the last section of this item, where Lincoln initially wrote "Pardon," but then crossed it out
and wrote "Discharged."
- Date Issued:
- 1864-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This short letter to Dr. William Miller Ord requested a meeting with him on the same day it was delivered.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter to Maj. Gen. Fife speaks of Nightingale's concerns regarding needed irrigation work in India when budget cuts were almost sure to occur. She was concerned for the Indian people, and saddened by the recent famine and the ongoing Afghan war. She had great concerns and requested an immediate meeting with Maj. Gen. Fife, specifying she would like to meet with him the same day that the letter was delivered to him. She also asked him about the official number of deaths in the recent famine, since she did not receive an answer when she asked that question previously.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter was written to Thomas Gold Appleton, brother-in-law of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, regarding a book of poetry that he sent for Florence’s enjoyment. She goes on to speak pleasantly of Longfellow, stating how much she enjoyed his works. Florence also mentions a couple of common acquaintances and events they were dealing with at the time.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1850-12-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Lady Augusta Stanley, who was a lady in waiting to Queen Victoria, asking if Julius von Mohl, an orientalist, would be helpful during a visit by a Shah. Nightingale stated that she had contacted neither Mr. Mohl, nor his wife, Mary Elizabeth Mohl, who was a good friend of Nightingale, about the idea.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1873-06-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter written to General Major James George Fife of Wayne State University, regarding a potential meeting between Gen. Major Fifle and Mr. Edward Prinsep, who was involved in improving the infrastructure of India. Nightingale stated that she hoped the two could meet in the near future since both were familiar with facts of the ongoing sanitary issues of India, as well as the fact the Mr. Prinsep would be staying in England for a short time.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-02-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- In this letter to Lt. Gen. Fife, Nightingale expresses her concerns regarding the budget cuts the Public Works was facing, which would seriously diminish the irrigation improvements that were vital to the improvement of the lives of untold Indians. She goes on to ask Lt. Gen. Fife his opinion of a Revenue Report, which talks about budget cuts. She also asked if he had met with Mr. Prinsep about these topics and the idea of colonizing waste lands for indigenous peoples. Nightingale requests that Lt. Gen. Fife share his opinions in writing by that same evening.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-11-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Fragment from Andrew Johnson saying "8th of December 1863." Lincoln refers to the oath and approves the discharge of the un-named man.
They are referring to the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which Lincoln issued on December 8, 1863. This proclamation allowed for the
pardon of all but high ranking Confederates.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters