Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks news. He has not seen Ernest. Mentions that they are busy. They have many American friends who visit them. This week, he has lectured at Shorncliffe, visited the American Hospitals. He has given a dinner to Finley and Meakins. Good comments on the latter. Harvey Littlejohn who was talking of the Burke and Hare memories, Osler told him of the late persistence of body-snatching in Montreal. Littlejohn suggested that Shepherd could write up the story. Osler asks him if he accepts to do it. If it is not for publication, Osler will put it with his Resurrectionist literature, in the 1829 Parliamentary Report on the Anatomy Act. Mentions his library, of the anaesthesia section. Sends him a reprint of remarks, made at the presentation of some duplicates to the Royal Society of Medicine. Civilities. Love to Gardner and Roddick.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Expresses his wish to see Francis incorporated M.D. ad eundum at McGill. It used to be done and has had an equivalent training B.A. and M.D. at the Johns Hopkins. He is off October 1st to Paris for three months and then he will go to Italy. Will visit the clinics and libraries. Invites him to join them in the Spring. Civilities.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 7, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Confirmation that he will write a paper on the Heart-Block. It will be ready before June. It will be 13 or 14 pages long. Asking him to intercede with the Leas not to cut off the Medical Chronicle from their exchange list, because it is one of the best medical journals and it is favourable to American medicine.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Suggests that the little Hymn to Health of Ariphon's go in the Annals of Medicine. Glad that Hoeber will take over the Spielmann's Vesal Iconography work.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the book. Comments on it. Asks him to let him know if he heard of the original copies of Morton, Wells and Jackson, as he is getting a good collection of the original pamphlets on the subject. Hoeber told him that Packard was bringing out an edition of the School of Salernum. Asks him whose translation he is using. He has the manuscript of Harrington's translation, which is the one used in the Oxford edition issued by Cooke.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 7, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Osler declines the offer to review Payne's lectures. He says that a short appreciative notice would be more appropriate, so that the work accomplished by the author would find recognition from all.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Returns his manuscript. Sorry for the delay. Made some corrections, particularly about Villanova's life. Hoeber must have received the negative of the 1607 title page and 1st page of his Harington's manuscript. Details about the negative of the page description of the poem, which he sent. Sure that the Gold Headed Cane has been a success. Asks for precise information on Hoeber, who he is, of which nationality he is. Tells him that an introduction by him would be superfluous. Packard's one is perfect. Love to Fred's widow. All goes well here. It will be a long business. They have to hold on and either finish or be finished.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Congratulations on vol. I of the Annals. Hopes Hoeber may be able to keep it up. Mentions that he has sent Dana an editorial note on the Currie and will send another on the early botanical work of Nicholas de Cusa. Sends him a review of Parkes Weber's book. Lee, the physiologist, has suggested he to print his Harvey cards as a model for collectors, in the Annals. Asks Packard's opinion about it.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Compliments the programme of the meeting of the Library Association at Atlantic City. Asks him to give his greetings to the members. Mentions the appreciative letters he received regarding Packard's edition of the "Gold Headed Cane". Rolleston was particularly delighted. Asks him to ask Bulette to send a copy of his paper when it is printed. Love to Fred's widow.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the enclosure from Bulett. Looking forward to seeing the Solernum book. Mentions that he has been struggling with the early edition printed medical books. Informs him that his Harrington manuscript is an original. All goes well, would be better to have the country run by the soldiers and not by the politicians. They are waiting for either a Lincoln or a Cromwell.