Framed letter: Reproduction of letter from Florence Nightingale to Captain Edward Scott thanking him for rescuing four nurses in the SS Erl King, 1878
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1878
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Framed letter: Reproduction of letter from Florence Nightingale to Captain Edward Scott thanking him for rescuing four nurses in the SS Erl King, 1878. Reproduction letter has been mounted and put in a gold frame. A photograph of Florence Nightingale has been added to the bottom right of the letter.
The letter includes the following: 'Might I venture to hope that you would kindly accept from me some remembrance of our ever abiding gratitude? Might it be a watch, or an opera glass, or a telescope? Would you kindly say which you would prefer?' 'We trust that you will convey our thanks to your officers, 2 men who were also so kind to our nurses in their disasters.'
The letter includes the following: 'Might I venture to hope that you would kindly accept from me some remembrance of our ever abiding gratitude? Might it be a watch, or an opera glass, or a telescope? Would you kindly say which you would prefer?' 'We trust that you will convey our thanks to your officers, 2 men who were also so kind to our nurses in their disasters.'
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The nurses were shipwrecked two days out of Montreal and marooned for a week on an island. They were all rescued thanks to the heroic efforts of an officer who swam two icy rivers to reach a lighthouse and raise the alarm. The SS Erl King, captained by Ed. Scott, rescued them and they landed in Glasgow on August 9th 1878 some three weeks after originally setting out.
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1501/1
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Florence Nightingale (b.1820, d.1910)
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Florence Nightingale (b.1820, d.1910)
Captain Scott
Captain Scott
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