Letter to William Osler from Robert Palmer Howard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Howard knows that Osler would have preferred to teach Practical Physiology than Botany. He hopes Osler understands that the offer of the Chair of Botany was made by McGill in an attempt to develop a connection between Osler and the University. McGill is so poor and needy that it could not fund a lectureship in Practical Physiology at present. He advises Osler to concentrate on general practice and to obtain a degree from the F.R.C.S. in Edinburgh.
Letter to William Osler from J.C. (Jemmy) Morgan, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jemmy describes his trip to Dundas, where he met the Oslers, Mr. Hatt and Mr. Young. He reports on the Weston School and students that have recently passed away. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to William Osler from Arthur Jukes Johnson, Trinity College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Johnson has sent Osler bone specimens. He has been working very hard studying classics, but is anxious to study medicine. He saw Charlie Locke.
Letter to Edward Osler from Featherstone Lake Osler, H.M.S. Algerine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Featherstone and his fellow sailors have received orders to sail to the Cape of Good Hope and then on to the Isle of France. He hopes his ship will continue on to India. He comments on the political situation in Brazil and on the cruelty of slavery.
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Edith Gittings Reid, 608, Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Reid comments on Muirhead's tribute to Lady Osler and reports on the progress of her own biography of William Osler.
Letter to Harvey Cushing from John(?) Fulton, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Fulton(?) would like to help Muirhead raise money for the publication of his memoirs of Lady Osler.