Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Went to dinner at Wrights in the evening, but Osler is not well enough to come.

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Went to Oxford. Osler's cold is bad.

Letter to Casey Albert Wood from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Word about the fire in the dining-room. They are hopeful in spite of transient set tasks. It is hard to turn a democracy into an army. Agrees with the subscription to a cigarette fund. It will be helpful. Amazed by the monetary help they received from America for the Belgian professors. Revere is off with the McGill Unit and will go with No.3 Field Ambulance. His library grows. Edmund Boyd Osler gave him 7000 $ to spent for his collection which will go to McGill. Greetings for 1916.

Letter to Gwendolyn Francis Andras from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad their house is settled. Sends her 500$ to spend on the decoration. Will help them to pay the mortgage. Asks her to thank little Auntie for her letter. Asks her to let him know of anything she wants, as she has been devoted all her life to them. Asks Bertram for a full statement about the mortgage. Teases her about her gained weight. Season's greetings.

Letter to John Young Walker MacAlister from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Will give him his extra copy of Trudeau's Autobiography. Comments about it.

Letter to John Young Walker MacAlister from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks him to put Hurry of Reading on the Library Committee if he is not already there. Hurry is keen that the Society should print a catalogue, and ask the Fellows to pay for it. Asks how far from the printing point is their catalogue. Hurry is rich and might subsidize the undertaking.

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Osler and he threw away many pamphlets and books. Osler told him details about when the conservative and the liberal caucus asked him to stand for Oxford. Mentions that Osler is not taking his salary since the war began, and returned many impressive cheques.

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Grace is disturbed with mass of papers in all parts of the house. Osler, who was paid 2000 $ for the Silliman Lectures, sent back the cheque as he could not respect the delay for publishing. Thomas McCrae writes to Grace to hustle up the text-book. Osler talked again of his catalogue. When he is awake at night, he thinks out introductions for different sections.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Report of a letter from Peterson. "The latter wrote to the Minister about Howard and the Minister said that he had forwarded a copy of Peterson's letter to General Carson. Peterson has written to Carson and begged his personal attention on the matter. Suggests Osler find out what Carson is doing in regard to the matter, and if there is delay, to send him a cable which he will take up directly with the Minister at Ottawa." Osler is asking Howard what he has done. Asks him if he has spoken with Birkett. There is no problem for him to see Carson. News from his children. Civilities.

Letter to John Whitridge Williams from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Will let him know later, as there is a difficulty about registration. It may be possible to arrange. Deplores that the Unit did not come. The Harvard Unit and the Chicago Unit have had a good experience. The Chicago Unit has signed for a year. They are moving out of the tents which are not suited to the climate. All well. His opinion is that USA should get their boats ready. If the Allies go under, their turn comes next.