Letter to Simon Flexner from William Osler, Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada. Osler writes of his decision to accept the Regius Professorship of Medicine at Oxford. He is sad to leave the Johns Hopkins, but he is looking forward to peace and quiet. Osler feels that a younger man could do better for the Johns Hopkins Medical School than he. He would like Flexner to write the introductory chapters on General Pathology for the new Systems of Medicine volumes he is editing for Lea Bros.
Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada. Arrangements for Osler's visit to Montreal. Mrs. Osler will also be in Montreal for a few days getting William Francis settled at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Letter to Rachael Bonner from William Osler, Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada. Osler writes of his decision to leave Baltimore. He is sad to leave, but he thinks it is the best thing for him personally. Osler does not believe that one person is essential in the life of an institution and writes that his position will be easier to fill than Bonner's.
Letter to Humphry Davy Rolleston from William Osler, Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada. Osler has had a delightful summer in Quebec and will now travel to Montreal to attend the meeting of the Canadian Medical Association. He writes of Milroy, Jones, Stengel, Davis, Bowditch, and Pratt
Letter to Henri Amédée Lafleur from William Osler, Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada. Osler is looking for a copy of "La Cocarde Tricolore" 1831 by Cogniard to help with his research on nationalism and provincialism in medicine.
Letter to Thomas R. Boggs from William Osler, Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada. Osler asks Boggs to stay on in Baltimore to take over the private wards for Cole, who is in England.