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Letter to William Osler, February 25, 1867
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Ellen Free Pickton Osler was born on December 14, 1806, in Cornwall, England. After her mother’s death in 1811, she was adopted by her mother’s sister Ann Wigmore and her husband Captain Britton. In 1837, she married Rev. Featherstone Lake Osler (1805–1895) and they moved to Canada where he worked as a missionary. They settled at Bond Head, Ontario, where they experienced the trials of pioneer life. Mrs. Osler, with a true spirit, devoted her efforts to helping her husband in his mission work. In 1876, they retired in Toronto. She was the mother of Featherston Osler (1838–1924), Justice of the Court of Appeal, Sir Edmund Boyd Osler (1845–1924), M.P., and Sir William Osler (1849–1919), professor of medicine. She died on March 18, 1907, in York, Ontario.
Letter to William Osler from Ellen Osler, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Ellen Osler advises her son not to be discouraged that he is behind in his work and not able to compete for prizes, as he was ill. Jemmy [J.C. Morgan], Edmund, and Mr. Dallard have been visiting at the Oslers. She continues to worry about Osler's brother, Frank. She is pleased that Osler has Mrs. Johnson to look after him. Incl. ms. notes.
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