Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks him for his present. Mentions that they had a merry Christmas. One of his brothers from B.C., whom he has not seen for 30 years, Joe Revere, and one of the Wright girls. Mentions that he got a Newton Principae. Revere has bid at Sotheby's for Landors Pericles and Aspasia and got it. Revere is taking an interest in good literature. Mentions that he got his etching out for Christmas. Hopes the Billings Library scheme will turn out right. C. might do it if Cadwallader and Welch asked him. Mentions a coolness between C. and him. Sorry for Barker. Gives his opinion on the whole time teacher. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Will look at the Maggs Gold Headed Cane. Comments on another one that was bought by the Royal College of Surgeons. Hoe's books will be sold in Paris and in London. He has some Groliers books which will be heavily borrowed. News from their Christmas. Perkins Ottilie Wright, and a niece were there. News of Revere who just turned 14 and will go to Winchester. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cablegram about William Osler's death.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cablegram, the funeral is at 3:15 at Christ Church.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Christmas greetings. Anxious about Revere who is on the Ancre. Mentions his cheerful letters. Details on the activities at the front. Opinion on Sam Hugues and on the CAMC. Will meet the 68 young Americans who will work for the London Army Hospital. Will help Blenkensop to settle them. Details on the cataloguing work of his library with the help of Hill of Bodley and of a woman. Susan Chapin is with them. Norman Gwyn has had trench fever. Mentions Rolleston, the Maggs brothers. Sends him "Sayles Ages of Man" for Christmas.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Maggs missed everything in the Jenner lot. Wellcome bought them all. The Sears miniatures of Harvey, Sydenham were declared to be fakes. Sends him through Flexner his bronze plaque of Huxley. Compassion for the Futchers. Mentions that Marjorie wrote them about Jacobs' help. Civilities and Christmas greetings.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Will ask Thompson of the Wellcome Library if they have sold any of the Payne Herbals, as there is another for sale in a London bookshops. Details about it. Will send word to Klebs if he can find anything of importance. Fairfax Murray collection with many of the early herbals will be sold, but is too expensive for him. All goes well except in their hearts. Susan Chapin is in charge of the Red Cross work shop in London. Mentions that he is trying to live a quiet life and to work at the text-book, but it is hard. His catalogue progresses.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He has sent to Spielman about the Maguire picture and will let him know. Explains that he did not send the Elizabethan touch-piece as it turned out to be a pattern and not a genuine, and there was uncertainty. Mentions that he told a bookseller to send Jacobs a word about the Jenner pamphlet. Political discussion about the condition in America. News of Revere. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him a copy of Erasmus Collogues. Asks him to hand it over to McCrae. They went visiting Revere. Glad that the B. & J. Club is prospering. Asks him to send his itinerary. May be able to join him after the Congress of International Medicine in Wiesbaden, at the end of April. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Lady Osler thanks Jacobs for offering Bill [William Francis?] a place in the Sanatorium. She reports that Osler is having a glorious time in Egypt. She and Miss Woolley took a trip to Swanage. She asks Jacobs to keep an eye on her "grandson" Palmer.