Letter to Colonel Walker
1858-11-21

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30 Old Burlington Street
W.
21/11/58
Dear Sir
In remembrance
of the old days of
Scutari, may I
venture to send
you a copy of my
Report to the War
Office? It is an old
story now. But
the good sense, the
unalterable patience
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the heroic simplicity
of our men will
never be an old story.
This Report may
recall to you some
scenes we have both
witnessed.
May I ask you,
whether you read it
or not, not to let
any one else read it?
The War Secretary has
not laid it on the
table of the House.
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And it must not
therefore be on any
other table. It is
really "confidential"
& in no sense a
public document.
You who have
done so much for
your men will, I
believe, feel some
interest in my
humble exertions to
do something for
them too.
faithfully yours
Florence Nightingale
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Private
Florence Nightingale
Colonel Walker C. B.
Scots Fusilier Guards
45 Upper Seymour Lo.