The Harvard medical school and its clinical opportunities . lie almshouse (Leverett Street) were Asylum was to be erected in Charlestown and the Hos-pital on the land west of the almshouse. In 1816 committees were organized in Boston, Salem,Beverly, New Bedford, Plymouth, Charlestown, Medford,Cambridge, Roxbury, and Newburyport to solicit began the campaign December 26, 1816. In three daysthe subscriptions amounted to $78,802. On January 5, 1817,the amount was $93,969. About this time William Phillipsincreased his fathers legacy from $5,000 to $20,000. Thisgave everyon
The Harvard medical school and its clinical opportunities . lie almshouse (Leverett Street) were Asylum was to be erected in Charlestown and the Hos-pital on the land west of the almshouse. In 1816 committees were organized in Boston, Salem,Beverly, New Bedford, Plymouth, Charlestown, Medford,Cambridge, Roxbury, and Newburyport to solicit began the campaign December 26, 1816. In three daysthe subscriptions amounted to $78,802. On January 5, 1817,the amount was $93,969. About this time William Phillipsincreased his fathers legacy from $5,000 to $20,000. Thisgave everyone a renewed interest and the final amount sub-scribed was $140,000. The corporation employed Mr. Charles Bulfinch to visithospitals in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. A re-ward of one hundred dollars was oflfered for a plan for thehospital. Mr. Bulfinchs plan, slightly modified by the com-mittee, was awarded the premium. It was decided to usegranite for the building material. On June 12. 1817, the 28 o H >H W z H a H w n z O O r O> r. legislature pro\ided that the stone should be hammered andfitted for use by the convicts in the State Prison. (Theestimate on the work is $30,000.) Steps were taken immediately to have the Hospital treasurer, Mr. Pierce, and Messrs. May and Francis wereappointed to make arrangements for the laying of the corner-stone on July 4, 1818. A great crowd gathered on that dayto witness the ceremony. Several coins and a silver plate,bearing an appropriate inscription were placed under thecorner-stone. It was laid in Masonic form by the GrandLodge of Massachusetts. Mr. Josiah Ouincy made a speecheminently fitting to the occasion. *Tt was a great day, assomeone present expressed it. The first patient was admittedto the Hospital on September 3, 1821. In 1880 a provision was made for the establishment of aConvalescent Home on the Hospitals estate in has proved to be a very necessary adjunct to the Hos-pital. The Home has
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