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Letter to James Bovell (Jimmie) Johnson, October 5, 1876
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CA OSLER P417-3-1-72-21
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(1816-1880)
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William Arthur Johnson was born in Bombay. The Duke of Wellington was his godfather. Although intended for the army, Johnson, after migrating to Upper Canada in 1831, entered the Anglican Church. He was a curate to Archdeacon A.N. Bethune at Cobourg. However, his tractarian tendencies made him unpopular and he was made rector of St.Philip's at Etobicoke, a remote village across the river from Weston. There he established a school that was to become Trinity College School. Among Johnson's pupils was William Osler, who regarded Johnson as one of his mentors.
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Letter to James Bovell (Jimmie) Johnson from W.A. Johnson, St. Philip's, Weston, Ontario, Canada. Johnson thanks his son for paying E.C.W.(?) in full. He is glad Jimmie went to London University, but he believes it to be an "infidel" foundation. He warns Jimmie that it will be a dangerous school for him, as it was for Osler. He suggests that Jimmie read Mivart's "Lessons from Nature." Partly published in Cushing, vol. I, pp. 147-8.
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Cushing's colour code: White (Correspondence)
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CUS417/72.21
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- Bovell, James, 1817-1880 (Recipient)