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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 1861
Cushman is on her way into the city to tend to matters there. She will also send a box to Emma containing several items - including a bronze lamp, guava jelly, Cushman's will, and several letters which she wants Emma to care of.
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Library of…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 1861
Cushman advises Emma not to visit Mary in Saratoga but that she should be accompanied by Ned if she will. Mary Cushman herself is behaving rather "imprudent" concerning her health which Emma should not indulge.Cushman is dismayed that her paper…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 1861
Cushman writes to Emma about leaving Connecticut on Thursday in time for Mary Cushman's possible arrival in New York. Cushman is very worried about Emma and apologizes for her anxiousness.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 1861
Cushman reprimands Emma for ruining her best clothes and advises her to be more cautious in the future. She praises the photographs that have been taken of Ned and Emma, Sallie, and herself, especially the profile pictures.
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Library of…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 23, 1861
Cushman writes Emma about how her busy days in New York have left her tired. She was comforted by Emma's letter and is glad she is feeling better and stronger again.Cushman speaks very highly of her mother and is thankful for the sacrifices she has…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 29, 1861
Cushman recounts her tedious journey to Baltimore and the events when they arrived. She suggests to Emma to keep a journal of Cushman's letters as a "record of affection" for her grandchildren to remember her by.Cushman's letters to Rosalie Sully and…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Sep 15, 1860
Cushman is worried that Emma's father will be disappointed by Ned as he has been "good for nothing" since he has been preoccupied with the sole thought of impressing Emma's parents. Cushman tells Emma not to arrange any rooms for her as Miss…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Wayman Crow, Sep 12, 1860
Cushman writes Wayman Crow about remittances concerning her debt to him. She enclosed a letter by Mr. Macalister. Cushman hopes to meet Emma in Lenox.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Sep 6, 1860
Cushman is worried whether Emma has safely arrived by ship. She encourages her to be on good terms with her father "who loves [her] as no as no other man ever can or will." Cushman also informs Emma of her travel itinerary.
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Library of…
"United States", Daily News, Oct 20, 1851
This short entry, in the section about United States, reports that Charlotte Cushman, along with Catherine Hayes and others, were performing on stage in New York to "crowded audiences".
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"Fashionable Intelligence", Freeman's Journal, Sept 19, 1850
This short entry under the section "Fashionable Intelligence," reports that Charlotte Cushman performed on stage in Liverpool, and that just a fortnight after, she will be performing at Niblo's Garden, miles away. It states that this was made…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 15, 1860
Cushman deplores the bad weather Emma has to fare with and provides her with instructions upon her arrival in Manchester. The Fields are visiting Cushman.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 12, 1860
Cushman is looking forward to finally seeing Emma in Liverpool again. She informs Emma about possible sleeping arrangements for Dovedale and Manchester on her way to Wales. Cushman also regrets the dreadful weather Emma has to fare with during her…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 10, 1860
Cushman thanks Emma for taking care of her nephew and appreciates the letter he sent Cushman as she feels that her consideration for him went unappreciated. Cushman also asks Emma to send a list of the places she will visit and talks about future…
Annie Fields's James T. Fields. Biographical Notes and Personal Sketches (1881)
Annie Fields mentions Cushman "a woman of great energy and ability" who aimed at "forwarding her own plans or those of others in whom she was interested."
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Hathi Trust
"Queen's Theatre.— Miss Cushman. 'The Scornful Lady.'", Manchester Examiner and Times, Jan 2, 1849
This article is a review of Charlotte Cushman's performances in Fletcher and Beaumont's Scornful Lady and Bulwer's Lady of Lyons.It also reviews Matilda Hays' debut performance as Pauline alongside Cushman in Lady of Lyons. Hays is mentioned as…
"Theatres, etc.", Era, Oct 10, 1847
This article contains a detailed review of Charlotte Cushman's perfomance as Lady Macbeth in the Princess' Theatre alongside William Macready. Cushman and Macready are compared on the basis of appearance and performance and Cushman is thoroughly…
"Poetry. Poetical Dedication of a Volume", Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser, Nov 30, 1848
This a poem written by Eliza Cook and dedicated to Charlotte Cushman from her volume of poems published that year.CreditThe British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"Rogers (the poet) and the Misses Cushman", Northern Star, Dec 8, 1849
This short entry concerns the rumours about Susan Cushman's wedding and Samuel Roger's wife's remark that the former should marry her sister Charlotte Cushman.
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NCSE: Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition
"America", Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser, Oct 13, 1849
This short entry, from the section in the newspaper about America, reports that Eliza Cook is visiting the United States with Charlotte Cushman.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…