Letter to James Paget

Undated

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broken both his wrists
at the top of the
Weiss horn³.
Our chief is dead.
Also, since Albert is
dead too, the Commander
in Chief has gone to
the dogs entirely
Yours faithfully &
gratefully
Florence Nightingale
James Paget Esq.


3. In 1861, Tyndall was the first person to ascend the Weiss Horn, a 14,780 ft. peak in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.


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