Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Rejoices in the fact that the old Faculty has thriven financially. Mentions the Frick Fund report. States that they only need a new Hall for the meeting. Hopes to be able to help with it. Mentions them making their house feehold and their project to leave it to the University as a permanent home for his successors. He has a scheme for Revere's books and his non-medical ones which were to go to his son. Mentions the wedding of Reginald Fitz and Phoebe Wright. Jason Mixter, Forbes and Georges Denny were there. They have always people at home. Mentions Hampton Robb who is at home with the flu. Kind comments on the latter. He has bought the edition principal of Plato (Aldine) and the ed. principal of Copernicus, 1543. Susan Chapin is a trump. Word about the 4th of July celebration in London.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Peripeteia trying to reach Vernon. Seymour Thomas will for him. Thomas' picture of Osler is good. It will be at the Salon, he will send a photograph. Joke about the fact that Thomas has a portrait of Jacobs' s double. Details on their itinerary. Revere is back to Oxford and enjoyed his Christmas holidays in Paris. Mention of the aeroplane show of the Wright brothers. He has been busy visiting the Library. Knows Huber and his two associates quite well. Will show the Harvey Diploma at the Historical Club. Sorry to leave. Mention the lack of trained nurses.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Grand Hotel Mont-Fleury, Cannes, France. Mentions that because of a tonsillitis, he had to cancel his visit to Lyons. Enjoys Cannes, the temperature and the hotel. The Van Burens and many other old friends are in Cannes. They went to Valiscure, St. Raphael, and Cap d' Antibes. Plans to stay there for ten days and then go to Rome, leaving Naples a few days before he sails to America. Proposal to join them in Rome, and then visit Florence and the North. Positive comments on the men and the information he got in Paris. Details on what Vernon needs to do to Osler's portrait. Comments on the new building. Hopes the Frick room will be nice. Positive comment on the latter. Miss Nichols is going out to Miss Noyes. He needs someone who can work for him at the Bodleian, and look up references in 3 or 4 languages.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the Book Collectors book by Newton. Revere would have appreciated it. Details about his plan for Revere's book. They had a rushed Christmas. Hopes to have Cushing soon. Thayer will give Jacobs the late news of them. Hugh Young and Wyatt visited him. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him through the embassy a cast of the Elizabethan touch-piece. Brett-Smith has written the enclosed account (piece attached). Will send one to Storer. He has not seen anything special of late. News of Revere. The peace prospects are nil. Susan Chapin is with them. Mentions his bronchitis. Civilities. Sad about Mrs. Frick's death.- Information about the Elizabethan touch-piece, which comes from the Harington family. Biographic details on John Harington of Kelston and description of the touch-piece.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Grand Hotel Mont-Fleury, Cannes, France. Glad to see a Laennec program again. Splendid weather. Mentions his sore throat. Monte Carlo is wonderful. Are going to Rome next Sunday. He is afraid that they will just miss each other.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Hotel Royal, Rome, Italy. Afraid they will not be able to meet in Italy. Delighted about William Marburgh's gift. Suggests that his brother could subscribe. Mentions that he is busy with the building and endowing of a home for aged women in memory of their mother, in Dundas. Just begun to get involved with Machiafava, Celli and the Bastianellis. The Hospitals are A.1, but they need new schools. Will see the malaria work with Celli. Statistics on the subject. Comments on the dirt in Rome. Mention of a visit at Frascati and the Alban Mountains where Countess Andreozzi took them. They see the Garretts. Will go to the Island in the temple of Aesculapius. Hopes that Garrett gets the Ambassadorship. Mrs. McCagg, Taft's friend, wrote him about it. Comment on the book stores.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Announces the death of Revere. Repeats that he knew it would come, the Fates have hit him hard at last. Compassion. Revere is at peace, out of the hell of a war he loathed. Only his love for his parents and his sense of duty took him among the combatants, as everything about war revolted him. Glad that he was happier at last and has been devoted to his men whom he admired. Osler's great consolation is that Cushing was with Revere at the end. Has no details except the wire from Cushing at 4:30 and the phone call from the War Office at 9:00 PM with a message from Stoggett. They are heart broken. Mentions his relationship with his son. Details about Revere's tastes. Few fathers can say they never spoke a cross word to a son, but he never had occasion to. Blessing for their sympathy. Glad that Susan Chapin is here.