Letter to Emanuel Libman from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his greetings. Wishes he could have a round with him at Mt. Sinai. Mentions that he has had a very busy year. Too busy for his literary work. Has had many worries. News of Revere who is in the Somme and whose situation causes them anxiety. Love to Jacobi. Best wishes for 1917.
Letter to Edward Clark Streeter from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his Christmas cable. Hopes he received the booklet on Galen or on Theophrastus he sent. Reflections on knowing of the old Greeks. Reference to Livingston's Plea for Greek in Education. Asks him to find him the second half of 1846 of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. He wants it for his Anaesthesia section. Will send him at the end of January an illustration of book-worms for framing. The Science room at the Bodley grows, deplores Singer's absence.
Letter to D. Bryson Delavan from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. (Extract from a letter written to Cushing April 24th, 1920 from Delavan.) Nice to hear from him. These are hard days, but they are keeping up their courage. No one is ready for peace here except a few cranks. Wishes that he could make a visit to America but it is impossible. He is so tired and bound with many things. Mentions Revere who is 21 and in the artillery on the Ancre. Good comments about the latter. He has 22 members of his family in service for Canada. Mentions that the American sympathy and support are greatly appreciated in England. - The rest of the letter concerns a a student, Arthur Jackson in which Delavan is interested and would like Cushing to meet him.
Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him through the embassy a cast of the Elizabethan touch-piece. Brett-Smith has written the enclosed account (piece attached). Will send one to Storer. He has not seen anything special of late. News of Revere. The peace prospects are nil. Susan Chapin is with them. Mentions his bronchitis. Civilities. Sad about Mrs. Frick's death.- Information about the Elizabethan touch-piece, which comes from the Harington family. Biographic details on John Harington of Kelston and description of the touch-piece.
