Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Expresses his wish to see Francis incorporated M.D. ad eundum at McGill. It used to be done and has had an equivalent training B.A. and M.D. at the Johns Hopkins. He is off October 1st to Paris for three months and then he will go to Italy. Will visit the clinics and libraries. Invites him to join them in the Spring. Civilities.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler writes of a medical case. He writes of his meeting with Maude Abbott in Montreal.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks news. He has not seen Ernest. Mentions that they are busy. They have many American friends who visit them. This week, he has lectured at Shorncliffe, visited the American Hospitals. He has given a dinner to Finley and Meakins. Good comments on the latter. Harvey Littlejohn who was talking of the Burke and Hare memories, Osler told him of the late persistence of body-snatching in Montreal. Littlejohn suggested that Shepherd could write up the story. Osler asks him if he accepts to do it. If it is not for publication, Osler will put it with his Resurrectionist literature, in the 1829 Parliamentary Report on the Anatomy Act. Mentions his library, of the anaesthesia section. Sends him a reprint of remarks, made at the presentation of some duplicates to the Royal Society of Medicine. Civilities. Love to Gardner and Roddick.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Osler writes that he would be glad to stay with Shepherd on his visit to Montreal. He has just returned from his European summer holidays and is staying at Grace's mother's home in Boston before he returns to Baltimore.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Announces Revere's death. Details about the last day of Revere. Cushing and Crile did everything possible to save him. It is a terrible blow for them, but they will try to bear it bravely. Asks him to tell Ernest to come visit them.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Arrangements for the upcoming meeting of the Canadian Medical Association. Osler writes of Dr. Muir of Truro, who has good ideas about what the Association should do.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 7, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. News from Elliot Galt. Congratulations for receiving the Harvard L.L.D. Mention that he had good reports on the British Medical meeting. They are struggling with the alterations on their new house. They are sailing November 28th. News from Stephen MacKenzie. Civilities

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The Oslers returned from Europe three weeks ago, but Mrs. Osler and Revere have just returned from Canada. Osler had to stay in Baltimore to prepare the medical school for the new session. He reports on his travels in England and Holland over the summer, during which he attended the British Congress on Tuberculosis and the meeting of the British Medical Association. He later joined his wife and son in Scotland. He writes of his rare book findings, especially from Müller in Holland. He is finding it difficult to keep up his medical practice and still have time for teaching and private work. Osler is glad that Shepherd is now the president of the Canadian Medical Association and offers to deliver an address at the next meeting. He has enjoyed reading Macallum's addresses and wonders if it is too late to have his and Wright's portraits done. He mentions Schäfer and Stephen MacKenzie.

Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler writes of a trip to Montreal, where he saw Stewart and Peterson.