Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London, England. Bon voyage. Ruth Draper will not be on the Jacobs' boat. Mentions that he just been at a dinner given by the Bibliographical Society to the new Cardinal Gasquet. Enjoyed the company of the literary book men of London. Civilities Cushing's note taken in Osler's concerning this dinner.

Letter to Henry V. Ogden from William Osler, The Athenaeum, London, England. Answers his letter of December 15th. They had a desolate Christmas with Revere away, but Harry Wright's daughters with their families are in Oxford for Winter. Good comments on them. Campbell Howard married one of them. He had to go back to Iowa City. Mentions the problems of the McGill Unit. Revere is leaving them to join a regiment, as there was not enough for him to do. Mentions Revere's taste for literature and books. Details about the fire in the dining-room. Invites him to spend a month in Oxford next summer. He is busy and wishes to have more time for literary work. He is struggling with his article on Early Printed Medical Books. He is getting his library classified. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Vining Ogden from William Osler, 25, Russell Square, London, England. Osler informs Ogden of his interest in accepting the appointment to the Chair of Clinical Medicine in Philadelphia. He is fairly confident that he will be elected to the position. He is tempted by the larger medical centre and the prospects of consulting work in Philadelphia. He is grieved at the thought of leaving McGill and Howard, but they will get on without him, as "any one man is never essential." He reports that Marian Francis and her children are well. He will return to Canada with his aunt [Miss Mary Anne Pickton]. [See CUS417/80.51]

Letter to Henry Vining Ogden from William Osler, 40, Clarges Street, London, England. He will leave England early as his father is in poor health. The reviews of his text book have been very kind.

Letter to Henry Vining Ogden from William Osler, Savile Club, 107 Piccadilly West, London, England. He writes of his travel plans while in Europe and hopes that Ogden will join him. He will attend the Psychological Congress in London in August. Includes manuscript notes.

Letter to Henry Vining Ogden from William Osler, Brown Shipley & Co., London, England. Osler reports on his pleasant sea voyage to Europe. He was sorry to hear that Ogden's mother is in poor health. While in Europe, Osler will deliver the Cavendish lecture. Earlier in the day, he attended a meeting of the Royal Society, during which he was sworn in and attended a lecture by Haffkine.

Letter to J. William White from William Osler, 40, Clarges Street, London, England. Osler met with MacCormac about the Honorary Fellowship affair. Only four candidates will be selected, and two of them cannot be from the same city. He writes of his summer travel plans while in England.

Letter to James Tyson from A. Flint, Buckingham Palace Hotel, Buckingham Gate, London, England. Typescript version of CUS417/80.22.

Letter to James Tyson from A. Flint, Buckingham Palace Hotel, Buckingham Gate, London, England. Flint recommends Osler to the Chair of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, although he cannot attest to Osler's abilities as a teacher.

Letter to Jennette Osler from William Osler, London, England. Osler sends a running account of his doings over the week. He went to a Cattle Show and saw a performance of "Hamlet." He attended Church services at St. Mary Magdalene's Munster Square, where Mr. Stuart, a friend of Bovell's, was the rector. He mentions the Pellatts, Dr. Ringer, the Sheppards, the Proctors, and Dr. Bird. He keeps busy working at the Laboratory and the Hospital, and has been translating German medical texts.