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                                        35 South St.
                                             Park Lane, W.
                                                  July 23/75
My dear Sir,
     With regard to Sir Bartle Frere's suggestion
that I should write to the Duke of Buckingham
about your Madras Drainage scheme, it
was thought better that I should wait
until the plans came home officially:
they were expected every week. But
still they did not arrive. And under
the circumstances I wrote yesterday to the

Duke of Buckingham to entertain the
scheme kindly.
     I hope that he may send for you.
I gave him your address.

                    in great haste
& with the warmest wishes for your success-
and may God speed the Madras Drainage!
                    ever your faithful serv^t.
                              Florence Nightingale
I do not know the etiquette in such cases:
perhaps you could learn whether it is

desirable for you to seek an interview
with the D. of B. without waiting.

W. Clark Esq. C.E.

Postmark with stamp: Cromford, A, JY 23, 75
              [Cromford, A, July 23, 1875]




               W. Clark Esq C.E.
                    9 Victoria Chambers
                         Westminster
                              London S.W.

23/7/75

Postmark: London SW, L7, JY 24, 75
              [London SW, A, July 24, 1875]