Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Staplehurst, Dundas, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Informs him that he is in Baltimore. Futcher, McCrae, and Thayer are at home. Hopes that the Futcher's twins will arrive while he is there. Will go to Newport. Sorry he could not join the dinner. Civilities.
Letter to Mabel Brewster from William Osler, Craigleigh, Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wishes her happiness in her new home. Asks her if he can come on September 2 or on the 3rd and spend Sunday. They are sailing the following Tuesday. Mrs. Osler will be in Baltimore and Revere is fishing. News of his holidays in Murray Bay and Montreal. Love to Sylvia. She can write to him at Mrs. Revere's in Canton. Will be at the Glades for a few days next week, and will go to Boar's Harbor to see Weir Mitchell. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Archibald Byron Macallum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Leathes has declined the offer for the Chair of Pathological Chemistry. He does not know who will be approached next. He is going to Liverpool on the 15th or 22th of August. Would visit him if he is in England, to discuss matters an hour or two. Would like to know where Osler will be in August and September. The discussion will be postponed until they see each other. Civilities. Wishes him success in the Edinburgh Rectorial.
Letter to William Osler from Archibald Byron Macallum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Precision on the teaching that the Professor of Pathological Chemistry will have to do. About 150 hours of instruction in the three years. He will have a demonstrator, but his duty will not be so heavy, and he will have time for research. Mentions that he will go to England late in July and will probably attend the Dublin Meeting. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Archibald Byron Macallum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They have created a Chair of Pathological Chemistry. The chairman would teach the students of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th years, on the Chemistry of Metabolism in disease. Gowland Hopkins has declined the offer and Leathes is still considering it. They are looking for a man with scientific and medical qualifications. Details on the salary. They created that chair to give a scientific term to the final subjects, and to promote sciences at the Toronto University, to fight against the reactionary tendencies.
Letter to John George Adami from William Osler, Craigleigh, Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He says that he wrote to Gates and mentioned that the resources available will only suffice for a modern fire-proof building and hamper the faculty in the research work they were working on. An endowment of 500 000$ would enable the School to continue this work. Thanks for the nice evening with all. Thanks for his help for William Francis. Civilities.
Letter to Frederick T. Gates from William Osler, Craigleigh, Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thanks for his letter. Will ask the dean of the Faculty of Medicine to prepare a statement of the research work done at McGill in medicine. Suggests that an endowment of 500 000 $ would help them to carry on this work. They will need all the money available to rebuild a modern fire-proof building. He is sending him some books and volume I of his System of Medicine. Civilities.
Letter to Mrs. Charles Daniel Parfitt from William Osler, Craigleigh, Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Excuses for not being able to come visit Parfitt. He had of his news from C. Asking her for a line. Details on his itinerary. He is sending his Hareian Oration. Civilities.
Letter to Edward F. Milburn from William Osler, Craigleigh, Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thanks on the behalf of his mother. Will try to go to Belleville. Will spend Christmas in Boston. Invitation to come to Oxford. He is sending him his Harveian Oration. Asking him if he sent him Counsels and Ideals. Civilities.