Letter from Florence Nightingale to Maj. Gen. James Fife concerning irrigation budget cuts

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.
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Date Issued:: 1878-12-20T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries
Collection:: Florence Nightingale Collection
Place:: India, India, and London, England
Subject Topic:: History, British occupation, 1765-1947, Irrigation, and Famine
Format:: letters (correspondence)
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