Letter to William Osler from S. Langdon, England. Information about the medical tablet from the temple of Assur, the old capital of Assyria. Details about its age. States that it is the first medical tablet form there and was beyond doubt plundered from the German excavations which were captured by the English Army. Will send him a full translation and discussion.
Letter to William Osler from Abraham Jacobi, 19 E., 47th Street, New York, USA. Birthday greetings on his seventieth anniversary. States that Osler is eminently the indispensable man in medicine.
Letter to William Osler from Ellen Osler, 83, Wellesley Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She writes of newspaper clippings that announce Osler's move to Baltimore. She relates news of the family.
Letter to William Osler from A.E. Cowley, Bodleian Library, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Comments on a Dioscorides in Persian manuscript. It belongs to a Persian. Had been brought to England by a man who was British consul in Shiraz. The British Museum have already named a price. Cannot give more than 20 pounds even though it is cheap. Sorry that he is laid up. Greetings.
Letter to William Osler from Henry Phipps, Hotel Netherlands, New York, New York, USA. Concerning his letter of November 23rd, Phipps will send him a small subscription. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Raymond Crawfurd, Tray's Hill, Hornsey Lane, London, N.6, England. Sorry to hear of illness News from the History of Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. The History Section is not too active. Wishes he could get Singer established in a suitable Professorship.
Letter to William Osler from J. William White, 1810, S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. White writes of Osler's favourable endorsement of Flexner for a position at the University of Pennsylvania, an endorsement that carries great weight. Although White believes Flexner a good candidate for the job, the whole matter is under serious discussion.