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Auction: 323 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1414

Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910). Founder of modern professional nursing. During the Crimean War she trained and managed a group of nurses that tended to wounded soldiers. She became known as "The Lady with the Lamp" as she made her rounds of the hospital each night. Partly Printed Document Signed, 1 page, 2 1/2 " x 5 ½." "Hospital." [Barrack Hospital, Scutari.] February 10, 1856. "Required for the "Bk" Hospital." "Request for 10 lbs. Linseed Meal." Minor soiling, but overall in fine condition. Nightingale autographs from the Crimean War are elusive and desirable. Ex. Catherine Barnes.
From the collection of Diana Herzog.

Sold for
$3,250