Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, 209, West Monument Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He writes of his travel plans to Europe. He will visit with the Bowditches.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He was interested in his Chlorine paper as he has seen a great many of the gas cases. Details about a case Haldane showed him. Asks where Jack and Tom are. Revere is in the Canadian Army and is with the McGill Unit at Etaples. Mentions that 19 members of his family are serving and the wives are beginning to come over to their house. Civilities.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from Mitchell Thomson, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Curators of the University are bound to advertise the vacancy for the Chair of Medicine. He recalls meeting Osler at the Medical Congress two years prior and is familiar with his work.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from Lord Joseph Lister, 12, Park Crecent, Portland Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. Lister writes that he must refrain from endorsing any specific candidate to the Chair of Medicine at Edinburgh. Although he is sure Osler would make an excellent candidate, he does not see how Osler can secure the position without making a formal application. If the Curators were to appoint someone to the Chair who had not applied for the position, it would be a slap in the face to the other worthy candidates.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler declines Schäfer's offer to become Chair of Medicine at Edinburgh. Neither Osler nor Grace want their son, Revere, to grow up an American. He plans to retire to England in eight or ten years. Osler has learned from the papers of Grainger Stewart's death.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He writes of cases of Diphtheria.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler writes of the birth of his son. He is angered over the possibility of a war.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Osler would like to spend three months in Germany over the summer and would like to plan the return trip with the Schäfers. Arrangements for a meeting of the profession in Canada in August. Osler is glad that Cameron is with Schäfer at University College. Mills is in Strassburg [sic] for five or six months. He mentions John Sharpey.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Arrangements for a meeting of the profession to be held in Canada. Burdon-Sanderson has written to say he will attend. Osler will leave for Germany on the 26th. He remarks that Bowditch and Warthin's laboratories are the only good ones on the Continent. He has asked Prof. And Mrs. Morse to look after Schäfer while he is in Montreal.

Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler has decided to send in an application for the position of Chair of Medicine at Edinburgh University. He greatly appreciates all the work Schäfer has done on his behalf. He will try to have a list of his complete works printed in time for the application, but he believes his collected Reprints can be found in the Library of the R.C. of Physicians in Edinburgh. He comments favourably on war developments in South Africa. [Attached to reverse side of CUS417/96.23]