Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry that he had been in the hands of the surgeons. Mentions that they had a merry Christmas. Will send him in a few weeks an address on The Medical Clinic, which he gave on the request of some of the London men who are trying to reorganize the University. Season's Greetings.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that Janeway is likely to come to the (Johns Hopkins Hospital). Good opinion of the latter. Thanks for the note about Miss Hamilton. Mentions that they are busy. The Hadleys from Yale have been staying with them.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Announces him that he will not be able to leave. Grace and Revere sailed two weeks ago and will return by the same steamer. Supposes that his wife thinks that it is not right to be away when there is much to do. The Examination Schools have been transformed into a hospital ready for 480 patients. Comments on the climate in England. Sorry that he had been operated. He has written to Hurd and to Smith. Has tried to find Welch who is on the Continent.

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, 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, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Compliments his letter published in the Spectator. Barlow has been delighted with it. Optimistic news from them and the country. Revere is in Training Corps, Grace is working really hard, and he is knocking about and sees interesting things.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Greetings for the New Year. Jack McCrae, Campbell Gwyn, and one of his nephews with two friends were there for Christmas. Details of the Christmas in the wards of the Examination Schools. They do not have many serious cases and no typhoid. Archibald Malloch who visited them for Christmas said there were nearly 3000 cases in the Dunkirk district. The country is doing well and they are optimistic as the Germans are still in Belgium. American sympathy, moral and pecuniary, are very appreciated in England. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks to have copied of Ross Crawford's paper, and Nott's article on the mosquito malaria. Explains that Cordell at the Historical Society's room showed him a Crawford paper, Ballemore Obsewer 1906-09, the malaria. Things have been quieter. He had a nice week at the American Hospital in Paignton. Revere is at Cliveden and will join the McGill Unit with Birkett, Francis and Campbell Howard at the end of the month. Optimistic comments on war. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry he cannot find the notes of the case of Mabel Brunt. They are seeing interesting cases at the new Heart Hospital at Hampstead. The Vaso-motor skin reactions are remarkable. Comments on the vagotonic symptom complex of the Germans, which is an old friend with a new face and name. Comments on the Verdun battle which looks hopeful but it is a slow job. Zeppelins are stirring the people. It is a useless slaughter of civilians. Civilities. P.S. The Baldwins' daughter is not out of danger yet.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He wishes Thayer happy birthday and invites him to a dinner with Musser.