Florence Nightingale letters, demonstrating her 'boundless kindness and compassion', found inside Victorian desk
Nightingale refers to her as"Sister Hannah Allen" and a"good old friend".
In one, Nightingale mentions her poor physical state, saying:"You will excuse my short pencil note for I am as usual overwhelmed with work and illness and very unequal to writing a single unnecessary line."He said:"They epitomise all that Nightingale stood for - boundless kindness and compassion and the importance of gaining the right care."Each letter and a book inscribed for Ms Allen by Nightingale is expected to to fetch £1,000.
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