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Spring 2005 / 88 Cation of the Popularity of Reminiscences of the Confl Ict 88 2005 MHS MiscellanyNumber / Spring ARTICULATE SISTERS he society will celebrate the lives from the journals and letters of fi ve indefatiga- Tand writings of three remarkable sets of ble Quincy women: Eliza Susan, Abigail Phil- sisters—members of the Smith, Quincy, and ips, Maria Sophia, Margaret Morton, and Anna Peabody families who were authors, artists, and Cabot Lowell Quincy. Four of the fi ve Quin- diarists—in an exhibition that will open May cy sisters were avid diarists, and one—“Sister 12. While we have collected personal and family Susan”—was a talented watercolorist who illus- papers for more than two centuries, in describ- trated her journals with her own paintings and ing them we often have focused so much on the drawings. The letters of the formidable Abigail “great men” and epochal events of American his- (Smith) Adams to her husband and children are tory that we have neglected or overlooked wom- justly famous, but those to her confi dantes and en’s correspondence and writings, even when helpmates—her sisters “Aurelia” (Mary Smith they were hiding in plain sight in the very same Cranch) and “Betsy” (Elizabeth Smith Shaw)— personal and family collections. are less well known. Examples of this wonderful Our show takes its title from Mark DeWolfe “sisterly” correspondence will be on display. Howe’s The Articulate Sisters, edited passages Our exhibition marks the publication of MHS fellow Megan Marshall’s much- anticipated book, The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism, her study of the lives of Elizabeth Palmer, Mary Tyler, and Sophia Amelia Peabody. An excerpt from her book appeared in the March 21 issue of The New Yorker. Marshall will speak on the Peabody sisters and sign copies of her book on June 2 at an afternoon meeting of the Society. “Articulate Sisters” will be on dis- play at the MHS through Labor Day. If you wish to attend the MHS Spring Exhibition on May 12 or the book signing on June 2, RSVP to 617-646-0552. * * * View of the home of John Adams in Quincy, watercolor by Eliza Susan Quincy, 1822. From the Eliza Susan Quincy "Memoirs," Massachusetts Historical Society. Periodical newsletter of the Massachusetts Historical Society MHS Miscellany 2 Society Welcomes says Isserov. “Doing research in such a Fulbright Scholar wonderful repository is a real blessing for every early Americanist.” His Fulbright The Society’s staff is accustomed to wel- term will end in July. coming scholars from around the world, * * * but few become as much a part of our community as Andrei Isserov. Since Octo- MHS Receives Two ber, Isserov has made the Society his head- Civil War Collections quarters while in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar. A doctoral candidate At the end of 2004, the MHS added to in history at Moscow State University, he its substantial holdings of personal papers is conducting research for a dissertation related to the Civil War with two new col- on U.S.–Latin American relations, 1815– lections that arrived in December within 1829. hours of each other. Awards such as the Fulbright grant Isserov The fi rst, the gift of Eloise Hodges of holds provide scholars with the luxury of Boston, was an extraordinary collection of time. Each year, the Institute of Interna- letters written to and from Gen. Stephen tional Education places American scholars M. Weld. General Weld had a remarkable in countries around the world. In turn, military career. Commissioned a 2nd lieu- foreign scholars travel to the United States. tenant in the 18th Massachusetts Infantry Most recipients spend their Fulbright year Regiment in January 1862, he had risen to in colleges or universities, but on occasion the rank of captain by May 1863, a period other placements make more sense. that included six weeks spent in a Con- MHS Miscellany, no. 88 In Isserov’s case, the Society’s Adams federate prison camp. He was discharged Periodical Newsletter of the Papers were the prime attraction. John from the 18th Massachusetts in December Massachusetts Historical Society Quincy Adams’s years as secretary of state 1863 to accept a promotion to lieuten- under James Monroe (1817–1825) and ant colonel with the 56th Massachusetts, Address: 1825 1829 1154 02215 president ( – ) cover almost the where he rose to the rank of colonel in Boylston St. Boston MA 1864 617-536-1608 www.masshist.org entire period of Isserov’s dissertation and May . During his career, he served provide insights into the period’s most as an aide de camp to Gen. Horatio G. Hours: important diplomatic development, the Wright and as a member of the staff of The MHS reading room is open to promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine. Gen. Fitz-John Porter. Weld saw action the public free of charge, Monday During an extended diplomatic career, in many major engagements, including through Friday, 9 am to 4:45 pm, Adams also served as U.S. minister to the Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and until 8 pm on Thursdays. Hague (1794–1797), Berlin (1797–1801), and the Siege of Petersburg, where he was St. Petersburg (1809–1814), and the Court wounded and captured; he was exchanged For more information: of St. James’s (1815–1817). Isserov has also after six months in December 1864. He Please call ahead or check the website taken advantage of his tenure at the Soci- was mustered out on July 12, 1865, and for directions, information about collections, reading room policies, ety to make forays to other repositories in was later breveted a general. holiday hours, and special events. Boston and New York, Philadelphia, and Weld published extracts from his jour- Washington, D.C. nal and wartime correspondence in 1912, At the same time that Isserov has prof- eight years before his death, as War Diary ited from his tenure in Boston, the MHS and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861– has benefi ted from his term at the Society. 1865. Riverside Press printed only 50 cop- Our fi rst Fulbright Scholar, he has been ies of the book, which instantly became Masthead illustration: an active and enthusiastic participant in collectible as a Civil War memoir. In 1979, “Plan & Elevation of the Tontine a variety of MHS events including the Philip S. Weld, an MHS member and the Crescent, now erecting in Boston.” weekly lunch for staff and fellows, brown father of Eloise Hodges, underwrote a From the Massachusetts Magazine, 1794. bag lunches, seminars, lectures, and the second edition of the memoir, which the The MHS occupied the Tontine annual dinner. Massachusetts Historical Society pub- Crescent from 1794 until 1833. “I would like to thank the MHS staff lished. The print run of 1,000 copies was for the kind support during my stay here,” exhausted in less than two years, an indi- 3 Spring 2005 / 88 cation of the popularity of reminiscences of the confl ict. I propose to write you an account of New Year’s Day here The collection Mrs. Hodges donated contains let- in Washington. Here as in New York everyone calls on ters that Weld wrote to his sisters Hannah and Carrie in everyone else, and the streets have been full of carriages and people from morning till evening. From the General’s Jamaica Plain in 1863 and 1864, as well as letters soldiers 1861 room all the Staff went to the President’s and called on him. from other regiments wrote to him from through The Gen., of course, being under arrest, did not go. It was 1864. None of this correspondence appears in the pub- a very pretty sight there. I shook old Abe’s paw, & then lished editions, making them a new source for Civil War passed into the drawing room, where we found the room researchers. full of offi cers, foreign ministers & attaches who had paid In letters home, particularly to his sister Hannah, Weld their respects to the President. The uniforms made a very fi ne show and I felt quite well repaid for my trouble in call- recounts his various assignments and promotions, frequent ing on Abraham. movements of his unit, general news of the war effort, and gossip about his fellow offi cers. On May 12, 1863, Weld Despite his position, Weld’s letters to Hannah are often wrote that the Army of the Potomac lacked confi dence in personal and gossipy as only a sibling or close friend would Gen. Joseph Hooker, whose indecision at Chancellorsville write: led to defeat May 1–4 despite a 2:1 advantage in troops I think that the rumor of Miss F. H. engagement is true. I over Gen. Robert E. Lee: wonder whether she wont want that lock hair I cut off, when I was home last. The reason she joined the E’ie’s church was . at any moment we may be on our way again towards very evident to me. It was to please Mr. George. Well I am Richmond. We shall have to go or try to go there, under glad that she has got a rich young man, although I don’t Gen. Hooker and I am very much afraid that we shall only think much of him otherwise. He is a good-natured and meet with failure. He managed the last battle miserably, perfectly harmless. and in my opinion, as well as in the opinion of much abler judges, he has shown himself totally incompetent to com- Although best known for his military career, Weld is also mand this army. Everyone is disgusted with him. He known as the owner of one of the fi rst rock gardens in the allows no papers to be sent to the Army, except the Wash- United States, Rockweld in Dedham.
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