On February 7, 1904, a large fire destroyed about 70 blocks of downtown Baltimore. Many of the burned buildings belonged to Johns Hopkins Hospital as part of its endowment, and this created a financial crisis for the institution. In this letter, Osler told Judge Harlan, president of the hospital's board, that he would give up his annual salary to help keep up the hospital's publications. (This proved unnecessary, as John D. Rockefeller helped cover the losses with a gift of $500,000.)
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