Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Suggestions regarding the conditions of Osler's gift of his Bibliotheca Osleriana to McGill. Birkett and Martin agree with these suggestions.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Acknowledges the memorandum referring to the Bibliotheca Osleriana. Has seen Birkett about it, and the latter will think it over for a few days. He sees nothing essential to add. Found the idea of keeping up the high standards of the library by the appointment of curators from outside admirable.
Letter to (Mrs. Barrett) Edith G. (née Greenough) Wendell from William Osler, Scientific Club, 7 Savile Row, London, England. Osler is glad Greenough enjoyed the volume of poems he sent. He informs Greenough of his resent appointment as Attending Physician to the Montreal General Hospital, which delayed his trip to England. He writes of his working holiday in London and his visit with family in Cornwall. Includes handwritten draft of p. 169 of volume I of Cushing's biography of Osler.
Covering letter from Francis Colborne (son of Sir John Colborne) to de Lery Macdonald, written 27 June 1895; handwritten copy of a letter from Colborne to Fitzroy Somerset (Horse Guards), originally written 22 December 1837, written from Montreal, and addressed to "My Lord."
File contains a letter written by Simon McGillivray to his creditors of the various firms wherein he was a partner. McGillivray presents the worth of several of his assets in an attempt to ease the creditors and assure them that the Deed he has send will be honoured if they sign it.
Letter to William Osler from H. Charlton Bastian, 20, Queene Anne Street, London, England. Bastian is glad that there is a good chance of Osler obtaining the Professorship of Clinical Medicine at Philadelphia. He compliments Osler on his scientific training, his skill as a teacher, and for the contributions he has made to the advancement of science, among other things.
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Ramsay Wright, Cranston's Ivanhoe Hotel, Bloomsbury Street, London, England. He provides an account of his European journey with Osler in 1890. He has sent along Osler's notebook with Lady Osler's permission and advises him to pay special attention to Osler's notes on the Paris Lectures.
Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 40, Clarges Street, London, England. Osler reports on his holiday in England. He writes of Robbs and Mitchell. Includes manuscript notes.
File consists of 13 autograph letters from John to Robert Abraham, on subjects including the 'almost childishly curious' nature of a 'Mr Thompson', family news, business matters, and a 23-day walk from Liverpool to London.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Doyne, 30, Cavendish Square, London, England. Sorry that he could not formally announce the time of his resignation of the Readership at the last meeting. It was not a suitable occasion for it. He held on the post this Summer to suit the convenience of the University in the matter of the Diploma course. Mentions that he was not prepared for all that followed. As requested by Osler, he informed him that he will resign after this term.