Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Returns his manuscript. Sorry for the delay. Made some corrections, particularly about Villanova's life. Hoeber must have received the negative of the 1607 title page and 1st page of his Harington's manuscript. Details about the negative of the page description of the poem, which he sent. Sure that the Gold Headed Cane has been a success. Asks for precise information on Hoeber, who he is, of which nationality he is. Tells him that an introduction by him would be superfluous. Packard's one is perfect. Love to Fred's widow. All goes well here. It will be a long business. They have to hold on and either finish or be finished.
Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that they had the Beaumont collection, which is more appropriate there than at the Surgeon General's. Asks him for a photograph of St. Martin at 81 (Alexis St. Martin). They are busy medically. Details on the cerebro-spinal fever epidemic, and of his work with the typhoid inoculation. Noted that it is curious that the paratyphoid is prevailing so extensively. He lectured at Chester to the North Wales Medical Society on the soldier's heart. Mentions that there are many cases of the old-fashioned irritable heart of DaCosta, of worry, tobacco, and too much exercise. He had bought the Withering Paper, a manuscript of Perigrination of Andrew Boorde, and an edition of Aristotle. Revere has joined the Canadian Contingent and is assigned to Cliveden Hospital as orderly officer. He will go to France with the McGill Unit. Mentions Revere's interest in books and literature. Sends him a copy of his bookplate. Mentions the 22 Belgian professors and their families living on American money. Things are beginning to look hopeful. Civilities.
Letter to Herbert Stanley Birkett from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him the letter from Keogh (CUS417/119.75). Mentions that he has been looking after the cerebro-spinal fever epidemic.
Letter to William Osler from Alfred Keogh, War Office, London, England. Mentions that he wrote him about the Americans. Wishes that MacAlister had been more explicit about them. Thinks that they had better not do anything at present. Hopes that the McGill Unit will not delay. They might have to wait in England but their presence would make (the War Office) feel safer.
Letter to Herbert Stanley Birkett from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that everything goes well. It will be a hard job to double his unit. Informs him that Revere got his commission and is at Cliveden Hospital. The Quartermaster is taking great interest in him. Osler does not think it would be possible for Revere to learn the business sufficiently to take the second quartermastership. Hopes he will make a good assistant. Keogh is very interested in the unit, and his impression is that the latter will do everything to place them well. Civilities.
Letter to John George Adami from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Deplores C. Mines' death, the Professor of Physiology at McGill. Asks him if it was suicide. All goes well in the country and in the army. They are busy. Hopes to hear from Keogh that he can take the McGill Unit. Civilities.
Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. He went to London with Osler. Underground to London Bridge to Guy's. Hertz's Outdoor Clinic. It was to see an operation of a case of Bortes' disease.
Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Osler went to London, in the afternoon, to a meeting at War Office of War Reports Committee. Mentions cases at the Base.
