1779-1909
Guide to the Collection
Abstract
This collection consists of autograph letters and cut-slip autographs written to or collected by James Schouler and tipped into a volume.
Biographical Sketch
James Schouler was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, in 1839, the son of William Schouler (1814-1872), a journalist and Massachusetts politician, and his wife Frances Eliza (Warren) Schouler. James Schouler graduated from Harvard College in 1859 and was admitted to the Boston bar in 1862. He practiced law and was a lecturer at the Boston University School of Law and Johns Hopkins University. In addition to his legal practice, Schouler was a historian and served as president of the American Historical Association from 1896 to 1897. He died in Intervale, New Hampshire, in 1920.
Collection Description
This collection consists of autograph letters and cut-slip autographs, primarily written to James Schouler or his father William, collected by James, and tipped into a volume. Correspondents include U.S. presidents, politicians, military leaders, and other prominent Americans. Also included are a few handwritten notes by Schouler on his History of the United States of America.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the estate of James Schouler, May 1921.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)
23 Sep. 1858
Adams, Henry (1838-1918)
18 May 1882
Adams, John (1735-1826)
Undated
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
20 Feb. 1832
Andrew, John Albion (1818-1867)
4 Jan. 1861
6 Jan. 1866
Undated
23 Mar. 1866
Authors' Club
Sep. 1909
27 Oct. 1909
Bancroft, George (1800-1891)
16 May 1882
5 Feb. 1887
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss (1816-1894)
17 Aug. 1861
Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844)
14 Mar. 1838
Boutwell, George S. (1818-1905)
26 Oct. 1857
30 Jan. 1898
16 Oct. 1898
6 Dec. 1898
9 Aug. 1902
18 Jan. 1901
8 Aug. 1902
Briggs, George Nixon (1796-1861)
20 Nov. 1844
Brooks, Phillips (1835-1893)
Undated
Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878)
26 Nov. 1849
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
19 Dec. 1898
Butler, William Allen (1825-1902)
22 Dec. 1887
Calhoun, John C. (1782-1850)
16 June 1813
Campbell, Lewis D. (1811-1882)
Undated
Carusi, Charles F. (d. 1931)
1 Nov. 1909
1 Nov. 1909
Chase, Salmon P. (1808-1873)
20 June [1869]
20 July 1859
Choate, Rufus (1799-1859)
Undated
4 Oct. 1853
Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
10 Nov. 1843
Clifford, John H. (1809-1876)
29 Mar. 1869
Note: This letter is missing as of January 1977.
Cooley, Thomas McIntyre (1824-1898)
4 Sep. 1876
Crittenden, John J. (1787-1863)
13 June 1853
Curtis, George William (1824-1892)
17 Nov. 1887
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)
29 Oct. 1861
Eastburn, Manton (1801-1872)
Undated
Everett, Edward (1794-1865)
25 Jan. 1853
Everett, William (1839-1910)
21 Feb. 1905
Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874)
10 June 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Undated
Greeley, Horace (1811-1872)
19 July 1853
5 Dec. 1845
Hamilton, Alexander (1755 or 1757-1804)
20 July 1780
Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841)
1 May 1802
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911)
7 Apr. 1866
15 Sep. 1889
Hoar, George Frisbie (1826-1904)
17 Oct. 1903
Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910)
Undated
Howells, William Dean (1837-1920)
7 Apr. 1901
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
20 May 1844
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
Undated
6 Aug. 1821
Johnston, Alexander (1849-1889)
31 Jan. 1882
Jones, Henry Champion (1856-1942)
21 Dec. 1909
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Aug. 1848
Lincoln, Levi (1782-1868)
23 Mar. 1866
Lincoln, Robert T. (1843-1926)
17 Oct. 1908
22 Oct. 1908
21 Apr. 1909
McLean, John (1785-1861)
15 June 1855
Madison, James (1751-1836)
13 Oct. 1815
5 Aug. 1830
Marshall, John (1755-1835)
19 Nov. 1827
Muensterberg, Hugo (1863-1916)
26 Feb. 1904
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
6 May 1815
Otis, Eliza Henderson Boardman (1796-1873)
28 Oct. 1872
Parkman, Francis (1823-1893)
19 May 1882
Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829)
15 Mar. 1798
Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)
Undated
Polk, James K. (1795-1849)
13 Sep. 1839
Quincy, Josiah
20 Dec. 1836
Rhodes, James F. (1848-1927)
3 Dec. 1909
Royal Society of Arts
28 May 1909
2 Dec. 1909
18 Dec. 1909
Schouler, James
28 Nov. 1909
20 Dec. 1909
24 Oct. 1899
Scott, Winfield (1786-1866)
Undated
Seward, William H. (1801-1872)
16 Apr. 1866
Sherman, John (1823-1900)
Undated
Sherman, William T. (1820-1891)
6 Mar. 1870
Smith, Caleb B. (1808-1864)
14 Apr. 1858
Sprague, Seth
Undated
Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869)
6 Feb. 1864
Stevens, Thaddeus (1792-1868)
Undated
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)
6 Jan. 1857
10 Jan. [1857]
[1857]
Sumner, William Graham (1840-1910)
18 May 1882
Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850)
25 Mar. 1847
Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862)
6 Jan. 1859 (envelope only)
Wade, Benjamin F. (1800-1878)
Undated
Washburn, Emory (1800-1877)
6 June 1873
Washington, George (1732-1799)
6 Dec. 1779
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
24 Sep. 1847
Wilson, Henry (1812-1875)
1 Feb. 1863
Winthrop, Robert C.(1809-1894)
3 Sep. 1853
Notes on History of the United States of America
Preferred Citation
James Schouler autograph collection, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.