Letter to Albert Chatard from William Osler, Grand Hotel Britannia, Venice, Italy. He has to go in England and will sail earlier from Southampton, and not from Naples. Sent him a reproduction of an Avicenna manuscript page. He saw the original in Bologna. The text is in Hebrew, XI century. Will bring a set of the old votive offerings of the Aesulapian temple. Suggests to exhibit some of the special editions for the meeting. Sends the 1st edition of Vesalius, de Human Corporis Fabricus to the Frick Library. The Edinburgh theses would make a good show. Asks him to come earlier to Baltimore, he will be able to stay longer. Wishes to meet his Avicenna Club. Details of his trip in Italy. Glad he liked the Paris letter. He will write more. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Grand Hotel Britania, Venice, Italy. Asks him to secure a bedroom at the Beausejour as he will come see him after the Congress. He will look up Bushnell and try to hear his paper which title sounds interesting. Mentions that he just come in from Padua where he prowls at the University.

Letter to Ronald Ross from William Osler, Grand Hotel Britannia, Venice, Italy. Declined an invitation to go to Egypt because he has the opening of a new building in Baltimore dedicated to his memory. He had spent 3 1/2 months in Paris, Laveran asks about him. The tropical disease society is quite active. The Pasteur Institute is largely a tropical school. In Rome, Celli is very hopeful about malaria. Suggests he send a brief note on their work. Good comments on Marchiafava, Bignami and Bastianelli. Marchiafava says that people are only reluctant about the expense of netting the houses. Comments on the Italian temperament. Word on his itinerary. Tizzoni's work on pellagra is interesting. Wishes to see some caves. Will see him in Montreal about June 25th. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, Grand Hotel Britania, Venice, Italy. (Postcard) Hopes that he has taken a decision regarding the Harvard proposition. He is off to the Tuberculosis Congress in Rome tomorrow. Revere is quite himself again.

Letter from John William Dawson to Rankine Dawson, written from Venice.