1721-1938
Guide to the Collection
Restrictions on Access
The original autographs in this collection have been removed to Special Collections. Photocopies are available for use by researchers.
Abstract
This collection consists of autographs collected primarily by William Crowninshield Endicott, Jr., and includes autographs of British and American statesmen, literary figures, and artists.
Collection Description
This autograph collection was compiled primarily by William Crowninshield Endicott, Jr. and includes autographs of British and American statesmen, literary figures, and artists. Among the individuals represented are Henry Adams, Neville Chamberlain, Grover Cleveland, Richard Henry Dana, Charles W. Eliot, Horace Gray, Henry Cabot Lodge, Richard Olney, Francis Parkman, John Singer Sargent, Benjamin F. Thomas, Frederic Tudor, and many others. Many of the letters were written to Joseph Chamberlain, William C. Endicott, Sr., and William C. Endicott, Jr. The collection also contains a small number of photocopies of autographs, the originals of which are not included.
Acquisition Information
This collection was removed from the Endicott family papers. The Endicott family papers were a gift of William C. Endicott, Jr., 1916, 1922; Louise T. Endicott, 1940; and Benjamin W. Thoron and Walter M. Whitehill, 1958, 1981.
Restrictions on Access
The original autographs in this collection have been removed to Special Collections. Photocopies are available for use by researchers.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Autograph letters, 1773-1938
Arranged alphabetically.
This series consists mostly of autograph letters, but also contains a small number of signatures only.
NOTE: The original autographs in this series have been removed to Special Collections. This list reflects the arrangement of the photocopies to be used in the Reading Room.
3 June 1902
24 Oct. 1874
18 Dec. 1912
23 Jan. 1934
24 Jan. 1934
Sunday, undated
Monday, undated
Tuesday, undated
2 Nov. 1866
17 May 1875
8 Apr. 1876
[188-]
Verses, undated
Cutslip autograph, 1855
1 June 1902
6 Dec. 1867
Fragment, [1877]
17 June 1896
5 July 1896
7 Aug. 1894
9 May 1816
Undated
Thursday, undated
Friday, undated
28 June 1887
3 Dec. 1890
10 Sep. 1891
26 Feb. 1841
3 Oct. 1863
5 June 1897
1 Apr. 1839
26 Apr. 1893
Three envelopes with signature
6 May 1850
25 Aug. 1797
12 July 1823
16 May [no year]
27 Nov. 1890
Signature on printed item, undated
29 Mar. 1888 (manuscript copy)
18 Dec. 1880
Saturday, undated
16 Apr. 1893
25 Apr. 1893
6 Sep. 1887
9 May 1888
18 May 1888
Cutslip autograph, undated
14 Mar. 1884
21 Apr. 1872
15 Sep. 1887
3 Dec. 1899
24 Nov. 1828
Thursday, undated
1 Oct. 1930
16 July 1877
25 Dec. 1823
17 May 1833
Musical notation, undated
9 Apr. 1888
31 Oct. 1887 (manuscript extract)
11 Mar. 1888
6 Nov. 1890
16 Nov. 1896
1 Nov. 1906
20 July 1914
18 Oct. 1925 (typed copy)
20 Dec. 1925
17 Nov. 1928
14 July 1931
24 July 1931
25 July 1931 (telegram)
23 Sep. 1931
14 Nov. 1931
13 July 1932
8 Feb. 1933
4 June 1934
2 Feb. 1935
6 Sep. 1935
Jan. 24 [no year]
27 Feb. 1888
6 Oct. 1888
15 Oct. 1888
16 Mar. 1902
3 Feb. 1905
22 Oct. 1905
23 Nov. 1896?
7 Apr. 1897
30 Aug. 1897
7 May 1900
5 Apr. 1928
12 Nov. 1931
17 Aug. 1932
8 Dec. 1937
16 Jan. 1938
25 Dec. 1938
6 July 1852
13 Feb. 1815
8 June 1830
1 July 1859
18 Dec. 1931
30 Sep. 1887
21 Jan. 1905
26 Jan. 1905
22 Dec. 1931
28 Aug. 1860
30 May 1818
10 July 1844
Thursday, undated
7 Aug. 1885
22 Dec. 1885
28 May 1886
13 Oct. 1886
14 Oct. 1886
22 Oct. 1886
28 Oct. 1886
4 Nov. 1886
5 Nov. 1886
17 Nov. 1886
20 Dec. 1886
18 Jan. 1887
2 Feb. 1887
7 Feb. 1887
18 Apr. 1887
20 May 1887
22 July 1887
15 Sep. 1887
25 Oct. 1887
13 Dec. 1887
7 Apr. 1888
20 Apr. 1888
6 Aug. 1888 (letterpress copy)
30 Oct. 1888
9 Dec. 1888
19 Dec. 1888
25 Jan. 1889
16 Feb. 1889
18 Feb. 1889
23 Feb. 1889
4 May 1891
3 Nov. 1891
30 May 1892
11 July 1885
17 Jan. 1934
23 June 1817
30 June 1823
12 Mar. 1849
20 Nov. 1796
[1813]
1 July 1858
10 Aug. 1927
15 Aug. 1927
10 Oct. 1847
21 Oct. 1854
3 Nov. 1854
28 May 1858
1861
23 July 1861
5 Aug. 1861
19 Aug. 1861
1 Nov. 1861
26 Nov. 1861
Dec. 1861
22 Jan. 1862
17 Dec. 1862
30 Dec. 1862
26 Jan. 1863
19 Sep. 1863
8 Feb. 1816
7 Feb. 1917
18 June 1848
Undated
17 Oct. 1887
7 Feb. 1861
19 Jan. 1846
13 Oct. 1917
8 May 1895
23 Feb. 1902
6 Mar. 1929
28 Apr. 1877
30 Apr. 1877
3 May 1882
30 Nov. 1882 (with typescript copy)
6 May 1884 (with typescript copy)
18 June 1884 (with typescript copy)
18 June 1884 (signature on election notice, with typescript copy)
17 Apr. 1885
21 Apr. 1885
8 May 1885
17 June 1885
19 Nov. 1885
5 Dec. 1885
14 Dec. 1885
16 Feb. 1886
14 Apr. 1886
16 June 1886
6 Sep. 1886
17 Sep. 1886
7 Nov. 1886
19 Nov. 1886
15 Dec. 1886
9 Jan. 1887
27 Jan. 1887
24 Jan. 1888
9 Feb. 1888
4 Apr. 1888
2 Aug. 1888
23 Sep. 1895 (with typescript copy)
28 Oct. 1916
23 July 1907
25 July 1931 (letter fragment)
12 autographs
Calling card
30 Sep. 1823
9 Dec. 1828
21 Oct. 1853
6 May 1894
6 May 1894 (different from above)
Tuesday, undated
Friday, undated
10 Mar. 1928
14 Apr. 1928
1 May 1928
4 Oct. 1854
15 Oct. 1852
Cutslip autograph, undated
16 Mar. 1876
22 Jan. 1934
6 June 1934
Engraved invitation, undated
20 June 1890
1 June 1891
21 June 1891
7 Oct. 1897
16 May 1773
3 Mar. 1821
4 July 1816
26 Jan. 1795
6 June 1896
12 Apr. 1811
25 May 1877
6 Feb. 1893
29 Apr. [no year]
21 Sep. [no year]
21 Nov. 1902
17 Oct. 1877
19 Feb. 1877
Mon. evening, undated
7 Mar. [no year]
24 Aug. [no year]
5 Oct. [no year]
13 Oct. [no year]
11 Nov. [no year]
19 Nov. [no year]
25 Aug. 1852
22 Sep. 1852
23 Jan. 1853
30 Jan. 1853
4 Feb. 1854
10 Feb. 1854
30 July 1855
9 Feb. 1856
15 Nov. 1856
14 Nov. 1857
15 Nov. 1858
6 Apr. 1860
22 Feb. 1865
22 Nov. 1869
17 Feb. 1873
27 Feb. 1873
5 Mar. 1873?
18 June 1873
22 July 1873
28 Aug. 1873
15 Feb. 1874
17 Feb. 1874
19 Feb. 1874
2 Mar. 1874
14 Dec. 1874
19 Jan. 1875
28 Jan. 1875
13 Apr. 1875
3 May 1875
7 June 1875
13 Nov. 1875
24 Nov. 1875
13 Dec. 1875
13 Jan. 1876
21 June 1891
23 June 1891
18 Feb. [no year]
19 Dec. 1876
12 Mar. 1888
4 Feb. 1808
28 Feb. 1808
5 Mar. 1889
19 Feb. 1877
10 Mar. 1888
27 June 1889
31 Oct. 1889
9 Oct. [185-]
Invitation acceptance, undated
25 May [no year]
26 Nov. [no year]
15 Feb. 1876
10 July 1901
22 Mar. 1824
23 May [no year]
29 Sep. [no year]
12 Mar. 1887
22 Apr. 1872
26 Apr. 1872
4 May 1872
31 May 1872
18 Feb. [no year]
4 Jan. 1892
5 Jan. 1892
13 Jan. 1871
29 Apr. 1876
6 Sep. 1879
12 Mar. 1885
29 Nov. 1889
20 Jan. [no year]
6 Apr. 1882
20 Oct. 1814
11 Apr. [no year]
11 June 1932
16 June 1932
Saturday evening, undated
10 Oct. 1854
27 Mar. 1889
26 June 1897
30 Jan. [no year] (letter fragment)
11 Apr. [no year]
5 Dec. 1881
11 Jan. 1924?
17 Jan. 1924
Cutslip autograph, undated
Tuesday, undated
15 July 1886
29 July 1878
5 Oct. 1881
15 Jan. 1840
18 Apr. 1877
20 Aug. 1816
2 Mar. 188-
12 Mar. [no year]
29 Nov. 1884
26 Apr. 1790
31 Dec. 1836
Jan. 1852
29 July 1833
18 Sep. 1891
11 Oct. 1891
31 Jan. 1887
1 May 1887
19 May 1887
28 Jan. 1893
2 Nov. 1894
4 July 1896
2 Jan. 1898
24 Jan. 1899
1 May 1899
7 May 1900
15 Aug. 1903
21 Dec. 1907
27 Dec. 1907
25 Aug. 1909
11 Nov. 1909
14 Jan. 1910
5 Jan. 1911
26 Feb. 1912
31 Mar. 1912
24 Apr. 1916
8 Apr. 1917
12 May 1917
16 Nov. 1917
23 Jan. 1918
23 Jan. 1918 (different from above)
21 May 1920
15 Jan. 1921
21 Mar. 1921
28 Mar. 1921
20 May 1921
29 June 1921
10 Jan. 1922
11 Dec. 1923
31 Dec. 1923
30 Dec. 1908
23 June 1852
21 Nov. 1872
14 May 1891
11 Feb. 1890
18 Feb. 1890
23 June 1895
20 Dec. 1814
Cutslip autograph, undated
27 Feb. 1826
[3 Mar. 1821]; see Gales & Seaton
14 July 1909
24 Aug. 1790
21 May 1889
Feb. 1890
25 Feb. 1896
18 Feb. 1882
23 May 1813 (signature on passport)
22 July 1894
21 Mar. 1927
1 July 1858
11 Nov. 1880
18 Nov. 1858
21 Jan. 1861
18 Feb. 1929
5 June 1879
17 Sep. [no year]
2 Mar. [no year]
24 Mar. [no year]
27 Apr. [no year]
18 May [no year]
5 Aug. [no year]
13 Aug. [no year]
14 Sep. [no year]
19 Sep. [no year]
24 Sep. [no year]
14 Nov. [no year]
1 Feb. 1861
8 Feb. 1861
22 Sep. 1873
19 July 1880
8 May 1884
14 Sep. 1884
3 Feb. 1885
9 Mar. 1885
11 Apr. 1885
2 May 1885
29 June 1885
6 Aug. 1885
12 Aug. 1885
15 Sep. 1885
27 May 1886
25 June 1886
22 Sep. 1886
25 Jan. 1887
8 Mar. 1887
12 Apr. 1887
10 Sep. 1887
20 Sep. 1888
6 May 1909
15 Sep. 1853
23 Mar. [no year]
30 Nov. 1869
14 June 1875
7 June 1878
27 Aug. 1879
9 May 1884
13 Oct. 1885
29 Jan. 1886
6 Jan. 1887
20 Jan. 1887
24 Apr. 1836
Undated, cataloged under "Arabic"
15 Mar. 1877
23 Aug. 1790
15 Apr. 1820
23 Jan. 1815
7 Feb. 1882
19 Mar. 1824
21 Dec. 1826
Cutslip autograph, with other names, undated
[188-] (manuscript copy)
Cutslip autograph, with other names, undated
6 Aug. 1932?
26 Mar. 1820
17 Dec. 1884
25 Apr. 1898
30 Mar. [no year]
16 Apr. 1859
27 Feb. [no year] (facsimile)
27 Feb. [no year] (facsimile, different from above)
26 Jan. 1897
Autograph, undated
18 Feb. 1888
22 Feb. [1888]
16 May 1898
25 June 1900
20 Sep. 1901
10 Nov. 1904
26 Jan. 1907
10 Mar. 1909
28 Nov. 1911
29 Aug. 1918
7 Apr. 1879
26 Nov. 1881
25 May 1897
30 Dec. 1886
20 Jan. 1817
30 June 1890
23 Aug. 1895
16 Nov. 1918
Calling card, undated
Undated
Thursday, undated
Friday, undated
Friday, undated (different from above)
Sunday, undated
Wed. 8th, undated
Tues. 12th, undated
1903?
1903
11 Mar. 1903
30 Mar. 1903
2 Aug. [1906] (with typescript copy)
13 Mar. [1907]
25 Apr. [1907]
[28 Apr. 1907]
[29 Apr. 1907]
7 May 1907 (telegram)
[1915]
[1915] (different from above)
9 Apr. 1915
12 June 1916
18 Feb. 1918
27 Mar. 1920
3 Mar. 1921
21 Mar. 1921
20 Apr. 1921
11 July 1923 (true copy, typescript)
[1924]
2 Jan. 1924
12 Jan. 1924
13 Jan. [1924]
3 May 1924
29 May 1924
9 Aug. 1924 (typescript copy)
2 Jan. 1843
Cutslip autograph, undated
10 June 1902 (telegram)
16 June 1902
18 July 1791
11 Sep. 1871
14 July 1855
26 Jan. 1863
14 Mar. 1863
8 Apr. 1863
Cutslip autograph, undated
14 July 1903
Friday morning, undated
25 Nov. 1851
12 Jan. 1818
3 Sep. 1877
27 June 1818
20 Jan. 1845
29 June 1900
10 June 1845
10 July 1845
28 Jan. 1825
14 May 1875
10 Oct. 1861
23 Feb. 1865
7 Apr. 1865
4 Jan. 1868
22 Apr. 1869
13 May 1869
12 July 1875
11 Feb. 1876
18 Apr. 1924
21 July 1877
8 June 1783
18 June 1855
10 Aug. 1855
13 Aug. 1855
10 Sep. 1855
13 Sep. 1855
8 Oct. 1855
22 Oct. 1855
22 Oct. 1855 (different from above)
27 Oct. 1855
5 Nov. 1855
[30 Mar. 1842]
1 July 1857
5 June 1838 (signature on official document)
28 Mar. 1886
2 Dec. 1883
9 June 1913
29 June 1887
Cutslip autograph, undated
12 May 1915
Song written by a seaman in tribute, undated
Engraved invitation, 179-
Wednesday, undated
18 Nov. 1839
6 Mar. 1877
14 Nov. 1916
14 Sep. 1878 (typescript copy)
13 Mar. 1861
[1888]
5 Jan. [no year]
15 Feb. [no year]
8 Jan. 1935
24 Sep. 1864
20 June 1872
1 July 1872
6 Mar. 1873
21 May 1873
2 Nov. 1875
19 Apr. 1797
2 July 1936
Greenwich Park, 1888
Isle of Wight, 1888
War Office, 1888
11 Aug. 1888
31 Oct. 1888
II. Photocopies, 1721-1937
Arranged alphabetically.
This series contains only photocopies of autographs. The originals of these items are not included in this collection.
16 Nov. 1778
6 Apr. 1793
14 May 1776
28 Jan. 1836
7 June 1838
22 Aug. 1817
10 Nov. 1721
26 Sep. 1937
1 Feb. 1845
20 Aug. 1806
2 Oct. 1798
17 Feb. 1815
19 Feb. 1754
18 Sep. 1811
18 Sep. 1759
31 July 1760
6 Feb. 1778
16 June 1894
1 Dec. 1812
11 June 1777
5 Jan. 1777
15 Oct. 1780
[24] Sep. 1810
31 Oct. 1812
27 Oct. 1768
Preferred Citation
Endicott family 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.