Letter to William Osler from William Harvey King, 616, Madison Avenue, New York, New York, USA. Answers his note sent May 26th. He says that the New York Sun misquoted him (article published May15th). He says that in his speech, on sectarian medicine, they invited Osler to attend their banquet, but he replied saying virtually that the homeopaths were quacks and had nothing to do with the modern school of scientific medicine. He also sent him a copy of this letter Osler sent in May 1905. King said to the reporter that Osler did not use the term quacks.
Letter to William Osler from Leonard L. Mackall, 420, Riverside Drive, New York, USA. Sends him three small books : a reprint of Castellio's reply to Beza as to punishing the Heretics, Heredia's translation of the Spanish Nun-soldier's Autobiography, "La Nonne Alferez, Paris, 1894", and an Hist. Taschenbuch containing an article by Tollin of Servetus Fame. Would like to have news from him and from his son. Notes on Thomas Browne, on the Spanish Military Nun and on Servetus.
Letter to William Osler from Abraham Jacobi, 19 E., 47th Street, New York, USA. Birthday greetings on his seventieth anniversary. States that Osler is eminently the indispensable man in medicine.
Letter to William Osler from Starr J. Murphy, 26 Broadway, New York, USA. Acknowledgment on the behalf of Rockefeller his letter of March 26th. The matter will receive their careful consideration.
Letter to William Osler from Leonard L. Mackall, 420, Riverside Drive, New York, USA. Acknowledges his letter of August 6th. Informs him that his cousin Alexander R. Lawton will sail to France with his Regiment and will probably go to England. Hopes that they will have the pleasure to meet each other. Details on the arrangements to make Lawton meet Osler. The new Draft Laws blocked his acceptance by the Red Cross for France at the last moment. He is uncertain of what he should try to do. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from D. Appleton & Company, 29-35, West 32nd Street, New York, New York, USA. Arrangements for the Spanish Edition of Osler's "Principles and Practice of Medicine."
Letter to William Osler from Henry Romeike, 110, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, USA. The Henry Romeike Newspaper Cutting Bureau provides Osler with a newspaper clipping reporting on a prank he once played on his medical students, the story of which was told at the County Medical Society meeting.
Letter to William Osler from J.G. Curtis, 327, West 58th Street, New York, New York, USA. Curtis writes of a passage from Gomperz's "Greek Thinkers," which Osler had suggested he read. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to William Osler from Henry Phipps, Hotel Netherlands, New York, New York, USA. Concerning his letter of November 23rd, Phipps will send him a small subscription. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Lewis A. Atkinson, 34, East 33rd Street, New York, New York, USA. Atkinson asks Osler if he would accept a position at New York University made vacant by the death of Dr. Lorimer.