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, 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, 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.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He has sent to Spielman about the Maguire picture and will let him know. Explains that he did not send the Elizabethan touch-piece as it turned out to be a pattern and not a genuine, and there was uncertainty. Mentions that he told a bookseller to send Jacobs a word about the Jenner pamphlet. Political discussion about the condition in America. News of Revere. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his contribution to the Anniversary volumes.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry not to have been able to see you today, but he had to motor from London with a bevy of boys with whom he was dining last night. Three of them visited the U.S. Hospitals this Winter. Will come see him on Tuesday. The Payne Library matter is unsettled Will put the case before Phipps tomorrow. The reserve price is 2750 pounds. Comments about it. Would be heart broken to miss it. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Praise for the work on Laennec of Hamman and his boys. Mentions that they are having a peaceful time after the house has cleared out. Mrs. Chapin and the girls left for Rome. He is struggling with his Yale lectures, which is interesting. The Pagel Library went to St. Louis. Fock has promised to duplicate the things he had pointed out. He is going over the historical section of the Index Catalogue, which Garrison had sent. Will send him the Arloing medal he received from Lyons. Young Pearce-Gould will bring it to America to him at the end of the month. Revere is happy with his tutor in Norfolk. Sorry about Bosley's death. Saw Bradley Martin who has post-influenzal pneumonia. Mentions his election as President of the Bibliographical Society.