A.L.S., in French, on rubber stamped address stationery, three pages on one folded 8vo sheet, Brussels, November 7, 1910.
CAVELL, EDITH (1865-1915) British World War I nurse and humanitarian. She is celebrated for helping hundreds of Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Her subsequent execution received significant sympathetic press coverage worldwide. ÒPatriotism is not enoughÉÓ Her strong religious belief propelled Cavell to help all those who needed help - whether a member of the German forces or the Allied forces.
She writes as Director of Berkendeal Institute for Nurses informing her correspondent about a patient. "Madame Deleus continues in almost the same condition, but she has suffered a little more these last few days . we have given her some grains of morphine which have relieved her appetite . she eats well enough but her appetite is capricious. She signs, "E. Cavell, Directress." (Item ID: 324)
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