Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the notice of Rupert Norton. Comments on the position of France which is different to that of 1870, and they are confident in England that in the long run the Allies will win. Civilities. P.S. Mentions that the spirit is splendid. Deplores the destruction of Louvain.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Postcard. Congratulations for his Cotton Mather. Civilities. He announces that he will attend the Tuberculosis Congress in Paris.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him a brief note to read (for the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Johns Hopkins Hospital). Asks him if he should mention the names of the junior assistants, Camac, Cole, Carter, Parfitt, Billings, Gwyn, Campbell Howard and others. Asks him to slip them at p.4 if needed. Asks him to send a full account of the proceedings. Will cable for the opening ceremony. P.S. Asks him if whether or not Livingood was with them as a House Physician, and if Bruce MacCallum too. Asks him to add the names that he could have omitted.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Deplores that Thayer has not come to Jersey. Comments on Thayer's find : some Laennec letters. Comments on Laennec. Hopes R. will continue the life after 1806. Enjoins him to stir up the Laennec Club to have a special meeting. Mentions that he will show on October 15th, at the Historical Section, all the Editions of Laennec and will speak of the influence of his Traite. Has not heard of any Paris celebration. Has not yet seen Sherrington about the Med. Res. Committee. Hopes Thayer will come to the British Medical Association meeting at Cambridge. He is working on the revision of the textbook. Recommends he read the Cambridge History of American Literature.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Will send a short note to be read at the meeting as he has suggested (25th Anniversary of the opening of the Johns Hopkins Hospital). Positive comments on the spirit of the country. Grace is working early and late. There will be a University regiment of the students, which will be under military discipline. Revere will join it. Informs him of his suggestion to form an international committee to re-establish the University at Louvain. Will write Barker and some others about it. Sends him the Oxford circular to take charge of the families of the Belgian professors. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 7, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He received his nice, long letter. Rolleston is stirring them us up to make the revision of malaria in Allbutt's system. Glad to hear that Thayer is working on it. He is looking forward to spending a month at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mention of his first official duties : a class of fifteen students at the Radcliffe. Civilities. Cushing's hard copy of last paragraph of p.25, volume II.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that the memorial to Johnnie (Jack Hewetson) is doing well. Asks him where it is to be placed. He had his last photograph framed. The one of him in the picture of 1892, on the Nuttall menu is excellent also. Adam has written to announce his engagement. Glad that Thayer is to be put in a bas-relief. Will tell him the date of his visit in the spring. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the cable. It was a great worry not to be at the Celebration (25th anniversary of the opening of the Johns Hopkins Hospital). Mentions that they are working hard, particularly Grace. They have 12 Belgian professors, 61 in all with their families. The Belgian business is an awful tragedy. Mentions the horror felt in seeing the refugees at Folkestone. The Canadian Contingent Hospital has been opened, not far from Folkestone. Asks him if he had read Baron Larrey "His Life and Memoirs." Good comments on it. Mentions that he is trying to aware the Territorial Medical Officers of the importance of the health in the camps. There had been little or no sickness so far, probably because the weather has been nice. Revere is at Christ Church, and has joined the Officer's Training Corps. Civilities. P.S. Miss MacMahon is in charge of the Canadian Hospital.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Mention of Jack Hewetson's death. Memories. Suggests a memorial to him at the Hospital. Will give 100 $. Asks him to talk to Barker and Smith about it. News from Oxford, of his health (right kidney). Will not go to Contrexeville. News of Revere. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends a cheque. Approves his plan. Will be in America in April for the (Silliman) Lectures. Says that, alas, he will give the address at the opening of the Phipps Institute. Will have to deal with "glittering generalities." It would be splendid to have a dinner of the old House Officers. Comments on their holiday in Scotland. Civilities.