Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He can get him a picture of Finlayson. Samuel West of Barts is not dead, maybe Garrison meant Charles West, the pediatrician. Word on his new edition. Would be interested in the Ross paper. Asks him to quote some of his poems. Comments on the latter.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry that Fletcher has diphtheria. Sends love to the latter. Among all the letters of congratulations they received, none was more gratifying to them than the one from the Army Medical Museum. Thanks for his paper. Civilities.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thinks that the Surgeon General's Library should have Porta's plays. Wants Van Gundys 'Ignoramus', Lancaster, Paris, 1900.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the Historical Texts reprint. Would like to have another copy and mark it to send it to the German bookseller who is looking out for historical works for him. Mentions the Fletcher obituary notice of Bristol, that Garrison had probably received. Approves McCaw's idea of printing the incunabula at the end of the Index Catalogue. Civilities.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Congratulations and compliments his book.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Informs him that there will be a section of the History of Medicine at the International Congress next year. Raymond Crawfurd (of Tray's Hill, Hornsey Lane, London) is Secretary, and Norman Moore, Chairman. Asks him to prepare for the former a list of the clubs and societies, and men in America who would be interested in the subject. Hopes he will be able to come. Love to (Fletcher) and greetings to all his colleagues in the Library.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The case of the Elizabeth touch-piece was held up, but he will send it through the Embassy. Mentions Rogers Buccomanie and of Kirke. Mentions his bronchitis. Asks him to thank Klebs for his incunabula list. Will write to him. He is still struggling with his paper (on early printed medical books). Word about the setting of his library. Best wishes for 1917. P.S. Revere is in the Ancre, so they are anxious.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Encloses a letter that he had sent him thinking he was in France.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Explains that he is waiting for the estimate before arranging a committee and a circular for the Avicenna tomb. He is using his book. Word on Mitchell's life. Mentions that he wrote a hurried sketch of him in the British Medical Journal. Answers him that the initials J.S.B. are of Sturgis Biglow of Boston. He will ask Miss Acland about the letters of Billings to her father. He is trying to finish his paper on the early printed books for the Bibliographical Society. Word about the exhibit of books.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the Anthology he sent. Will discuss the question of publication with Milford. The work would be appreciated in the profession and outside. Asks him to send this letter to Casey Wood.