Letter to Harvey Cushing from William Osler, St. Brelades Bay, Jersey, England. The Oslers are enjoyng their vacation by the sea. Osler extends his sympathies upon the death of Cushing's nephew. He is rewriting sections of his text book and asks Cushing about his experiences with certain medical cases.
Letter to Charles Joseph Singer from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. Favourable comments on Singer's article on "the Teaching of Medical History". It is too long for an open letter. Recommends he send it to the British Medical Journal. Tells him to not tinker at an old and successful book, tells him to write a new one. P.S. Comments on Singer's condition regarding Harvey's de generatione. Comments on it. - (published in the British Medical Journal, August 2, 1919).
Letter to George Cheyne Shattuck from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. Thanks for his birthday congratulations. What F.C. Shattuck and Thayer wrote pleased him most. Enjoys being in Jersey. Mentions that he got Johannes Mullers original papers which will go in his Bibliotheca prima. Mentions the 1859, Fitzgerald's Omar. Comments on his work on the Textbook. Asks for a copy of Jacob Bigelow's poem and the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal for the Ether period. Just received the Cocaine and Twilight Sleep original papers. P.S. Suggest F.C. Shattuck read the Cambridge History of American Literature.
Letter to Mrs. John A. Mullin from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. Nice to hear from her and from Nellie. Had a wire from T.A. Malloch announcing the death of A.E. Malloch. Reminiscences of the past.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. Sympathies for the death of his father. Tribute to the latter.
Letter to Andrew Henderson from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. Acknowledges his letter for his seventieth birthday. Mentions that he never deserved to get here.
Letter to Susan Revere Chapin from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. News from Grace. Wishes that she was here. Mentions his swimming in the sea. They enjoyed their holiday. Glad she liked his family which she visited. Envy her seeing his darling. Marion and Ottilie must have been pleased to have her and Mrs. McCagg. Mentions Sallie.
Letter to Hugh A. McCallum from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. Thanks for the photos and for a note about W. Mentions that he knows Currie well and bought a set of his manuscripts.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from William Osler, Rockmount, St. Brelades' Bay, Jersey, England. He is hard at the Textbook. Asks his help finding references for his section of nervous system.