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Osler Library Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917 With digital objects
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Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Edward Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Revere sends Jacobs photos of the wall-carvings at St. Mark's and of the staircase of the palace of the Doges.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Edward Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Revere spent a happy Christmas with his parents. His father bought him a first edition of Dr. Walton's life of Herbert, about which he is overjoyed. He hopes Jacobs will come to England and join him on a fishing expedition.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Edward Revere Osler. Revere thanks Jacobs for the gift of an Isaac Walton medal. He fears that the bibliomania has taken hold of him, for his appetite for catalogues is insatiable. He will soon leave for France with the McGill Hospital as Colonel Burkett's orderly officer.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Grace Revere Osler

Letter to Grace Revere Osler from Edward Revere Osler. Revere writes of a trip to the dump and describes the desolation he witnessed at the front. He writes that the death and destruction caused by the war inspires the novice at war, like himself, with more that mere horror; it inspires complete depression.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Grace Revere Osler

Letter to Grace Revere Osler from Edward Revere Osler. Revere and the other men in his battery have enjoyed the mince pies Grace had sent to the trenches. He describes the two days he spent away from his battery with the infantry men.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Edward Revere Osler, Southgate Hill, Winchester, England. Revere thanks Jacobs for the stamps. Revere reports that his father is having a fine time in Egypt and wishes he could be there with him.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from Edward Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Revere is thankful for the book Jacobs sent, for it has some of the best reproductions of insects he has ever seen. He spent an enjoyable Christmas with quite a large congregation of the family.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to Grace Revere Osler

Letter to Grace Revere Osler from Edward Revere Osler. Revere reports on his observations and experiences at the front and on the activities of his battery.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to William Osler

Letter to William Osler from Edward Revere Osler. Revere reports on the activities of his battery and how they are surviving through the war. He has put a bid on several books, which he hopes will soon reach his parent's home at Oxford.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

Letter to William Osler

Letter to William Osler from Edward Revere Osler. Revere reports on his activities at the front. He looks forward to reading the birthday letters he just received from both parents. He expects to be off the battlefield by January and to be given two months rest, during which time he could spend a few days at home in Oxford. He writes that he never knew how much he loved his family and Oxford before he left them behind to join the war effort.

Osler, Edward Revere, 1895-1917

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