Letter to Mr. Burton
1895-11-28

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Nov 28/95
10, South Street,
Park Lane. W.
Dear Mr. Burton
I had great pleasure
in looking at your
proposed Entertainments &
bid you good speed.
And please accept
this £2.2 in aid
of apparatus etc.
And thank you for
your bit of print on
regularity of attendance.
It is very satisfactory.
And I think I have
never thanked you
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enough for your
interesting "Coich Hill".
About the Lectures: I
do not wish to rob
the villagers of one
moment's entertainment.
But would you not
follow these up some
day with some Lectures
on Social Economics?
It would be curious to
make a collection of
the deputations which
Ld. Salisbury has received
since he took office.
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from the hop-growers,
crying out for protection
to which Ld. Salisbury
had the easy answer -
"Then the wheat-growers
"will ask for protection
"and bread will go
"up all over England".
Then others asked him
to fix the minimum of
wages etc. etc. etc.
showing how workmen
& others do not
understand the very
elements of Economics.
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I wish you Good
speed to all your
efforts - & with
kindest remembrances
to yourself & Mrs.
Burton am always
yours sincerely
F. Nightingale
I trust betting is not
increasing among
our boys & young men
F.N.
I trust that you are
all well