Letter to John Young Walker MacAlister from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that he is better. Comments on Harrogate. Will write to the G.A. Mentions the death of Revere. That Cushing was with Revere is a comfort to him. Tribute to his love of book.
Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Announces the death of Revere. Repeats that he knew it would come, the Fates have hit him hard at last. Compassion. Revere is at peace, out of the hell of a war he loathed. Only his love for his parents and his sense of duty took him among the combatants, as everything about war revolted him. Glad that he was happier at last and has been devoted to his men whom he admired. Osler's great consolation is that Cushing was with Revere at the end. Has no details except the wire from Cushing at 4:30 and the phone call from the War Office at 9:00 PM with a message from Stoggett. They are heart broken. Mentions his relationship with his son. Details about Revere's tastes. Few fathers can say they never spoke a cross word to a son, but he never had occasion to. Blessing for their sympathy. Glad that Susan Chapin is here.
Letter to Mabel Brewster from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cushing has wired them this afternoon that Revere was dangerously wounded and this evening the War Office telephoned that he had died at 12. Explains that they have been preparing for the blow. Osler was sure the fates would hit him through Revere. He has escaped all these years without a great sorrow, and has had so much in life, so much more, than he deserved that he has all along felt they could not escape. Describes his relationship with his son. Compassion for Grace. They are going to be brave. Recollects the nursery in Baltimore. Civilities. Mentions that it is a mercy for them that Cushing was with Revere, as they were friends.
Letter to Henry Mills Hurd from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Congratulations and thanks for the Welch Bibliography. Will write to Birkett. They have been delighted with visits from members of several units, but the Hopkins men went through without stopping. Boggs and Cushing told them that all is well. Mentions their anxiety for Revere who is near Ypres. The latter hopes to get leave when the fight slackens a bit. Thomas McCrae is in charge of Medicine at the Orpington Hospital and does a good job. Futcher will join him shortly. Civilities.
Letter to Miss MacCaskill from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that she is back and at work. Mentions a brief paper he wrote. He knows nothing of anaesthetics. Civilities.
Letter to Miss MacCaskill from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Chides her for to not letting them know of her illness, as he is so often in London. Invitation to come to lunch. Offers his help if she is sent to a job she does not like.
Letter to Miss MacCaskill from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry that she is still below par. Colonel Maurice wrote her that he regrets that Miss MacCaskill's health does not seem to be fit to the duties of an active nurse. Asks her if an Anaesthesia job would be better. Penhallow could perhaps take her at the American Hospital in Paignton. Mentions the opposition in England to nurses giving anaesthesia.
Letter to Miss MacCaskill from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Invitation to come to luncheon. Admires her enthusiasm.
Letter to Mabel Brewster from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. News of Revere and details on the battle beyond Ypres. Hopes that his son could get another leave. They are anxious but hold on and hope for the best. Mentions Grace and Susan Chapin assisting with the parade of the American troops in London. Asks her to let them know if any of her friends come to war. Mentions a stream of American visitors. Wishes to have a peaceful visit with them at Avalon. Love to Uncle Ned (E.S. Martin). Civilities.