Letter from Billa Flint, 15 June 1836
- CA RBD MSG 1308-002-0004
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- 15 June 1836
Part of Robertson Masson & Co. Fonds
Letter from Billa Flint to Messrs Robertson Masson Strang & Co. with instructions for purchases.
Flint, Billa, 1805-1894
Letter from Billa Flint, 15 June 1836
Part of Robertson Masson & Co. Fonds
Letter from Billa Flint to Messrs Robertson Masson Strang & Co. with instructions for purchases.
Flint, Billa, 1805-1894
Letter from D.F.H. Wilkins to B.J. Harrington.
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Wilkins, D. F. H. (David Francis Henry), 1846-
Letter to Harvey Cushing, 1920
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn regrets that he cannot locate his letters from Osler, the last of which was written on November 25, 1919, shortly before Osler's death. He offers information regarding the town of Barrie and the Barrie Grammar School, of which Rev. F.C. Checkley was principal. Milburn, Osler, and Charlie Locke became acquainted while students at the Grammar School. Osler and Locke also attended McGill together. He mentions Osler's talent for cricket and his record 115 yard toss of a cricket ball - a throw that was never beaten. Incl. ms. notes.
Milburn, Edward F.
Letter to Harvey Cushing, April 8, 1920
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn's letters from Osler from between the time he went to McGill and the time he left the Johns Hopkins were lost during a move. He has a handful of letters from the Oxford period, mostly personal in nature, one of which was written in the last weeks of Osler's life. He reminisces about their youth at the Barrie Grammar School. He tells of Osler's spirit of fun and the numerous pranks they played as the "Barrie Bad Boys." Incl. ms. notes.
Milburn, Edward F.
Letter to Harvey Cushing, June 3, 1920(?)
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn gives the specifications for the photograph of the Barrie Grammar School he sent to Cushing for his Osler biography. The school was torn down in 1914 to make room for a new high school, which in turn was destroyed by fire in 1916.
Milburn, Edward F.
Letter to Harvey Cushing, May 26, 1920(?)
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn wrote to Mr. Marr(?) to gather information about the Barrie Grammar School. The school no longer exists, but Milburn received a photograph of it and of the Head Master's residence. Milburn looks forward to the publication of Cushing's biography of Osler.
Milburn, Edward F.
Letter to Harvey Cushing, May 5, 1920
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn responded to Cushing's appeal for materials relating to Osler. He is afraid his letters from Osler have not been of service to Cushing. He writes of the Checkleys and of Jemmy Morgan of Barrie, Ontario. He offers details of Osler's(?) youth, his years at Weston College and the Toronto Medical School.
Milburn, Edward F.
Letter to Harvey Cushing, May 6, 1920
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn responds to an earlier letter from Cushing. He would like to re-visit Barrie, which may coincide with Cushing's trip to Toronto.
Milburn, Edward F.
Letter to Harvey Cushing, November 3, 1920
Part of Harvey Cushing Fonds
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edward F. Milburn, 216, Charles Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Milburn responds to Cushing's request for information regarding the Barrie Grammar School. The boarders lived with Mr. Checkley. While a student at the Grammar School, Milburn became friendly with Charlie Locke. He looks forward to Cushing's biography on Osler and asks after Lady Osler.
Milburn, Edward F.
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter from John Macoun to George Mercer Dawson, written from Belleville.
Macoun, John, 1831-1920