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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 20, 1849
Greenwood has just returned from Salem where has spent the day horseback riding, among other things. She agrees with the arrangement of the volume but wishes she had invested more time in revising the letters as they will be scrutinized upon…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 13, 1852
Greenwood regrets the lack of correspondence between Fields and her but is overjoyed at the prospect of seeing him again in England. She will leave Rome on the 15th and travel to Naples and Florence with the Hills. Recently she has not been in good…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 12, 1849
Greenwood asks Fields to make alterations to her letters written to the National Press and Home Journal. She has arrived in Lynn the day before and met Whittier at the depot. She hopes that Whittier, Whipple, and Fields will arrive in Lynn together…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 8, 1852
Greenwood is pleased to hear of Fields' safe travels but regrets to hear about his recurring seasickness. She is currently staying with the Bennochs and enjoyed her travels in Ireland and Scotland, as mentioned in her Era correspondence. Delf and…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 27, 1852
Greenwood has entrusted Dr. Hosmer with a letter to Fields upon his return to America, in which she reports how well she is doing in Italy. She is in good health and immensely enjoys the artistic society of Rome. She praises the Bennoch's hospitality…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, July 19, [1853]
Greenwood has been ill with bronchitis and cannot travel yet but hopes to sail by the "America" on August 6th. She asks him to forward the enclosed notes.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 11, 1853
Greenwood's brother has informed Fields of her state of health. She nearly died and is still quite weak but plans to return to Boston in two weeks if her health allows it. She fears that Fields is angry with her for the delay.Greenwood has excluded…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 22, 1853
Greenwood informs Fields that she has sent materials for the book by express and has decided to retain "Limerick Bells" for the volume. She is not getting well as fast as he has hoped and cannot leave Philadelphia until the middle of the next month.…
Greenwood's Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe (1854)
Greenwood gives a detailed account of her journey through Europe, including dates and tourist sights. She also includes accounts of dinner parties, for instance. She characterizes the people participating in social gatherings for the reader.She also…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to Mr. Welles, Dec 30, 1859
Greenwood informs the addressee about the whereabouts of people she knows such as Sarah J. Hale and Mrs. Browning.
Credit
New York Public Library
"An Episode in Virginia," Boston Herald, Jul 25, 1897
An account of an "exciting" incident during her time in Brandy and Culpepper, Virginia, written by Lillian A. Lewis.
Credit
Boston Public Library
Letter from Geraldine Jewsbury to Emma Stebbins, Feb 6, 1877
While working on the memoir of Charlotte Cushman, Emma Stebbins has made a request to Jewsbury, asking for her letters from 30 years ago. Although there are no 'secrets' in those letters, Jewsbury seems reluctant to hand them to Stebbins. The…
Duyckinck's Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America (1872-1874)
Mary Marble mentions the collection of short biographies to Lyman Beecher Stowe when he is working on a biography of Cushman.Duyckinck's work comments on the lives of various artists and authors. The biographies include drawings/paintings of the…
Emma Crow Cushman's Memoir about Charlotte Cushman: "A Memory" (1918)
Emma Crow Cushman emphasizes that she knew Charlotte Cushman "intimately." Emma and Charlotte met in 1858 when Charlotte brought two letters of introduction (by Hosmer and Kemble) to her father in St. Louis. Emma describes her as a "great artist and…
Letter from Edwin "Ned" Cushman to Susan Cushman Muspratt, n.d. [before 1858]
Edwin notifies Susan Cushman of his arrival in Bombay, tells her about his experiences there, and what he is planning to do. He almost died during the trip and met a young woman. He brought letters of introduction and wants to join the Indian…
Letter from Ned Cushman to Susan Muspratt, n.d. [before June, 1854]
The letter describes Ned Cushman's experience in the Naval Academy, Annapolis. It also mentions Charlotte, his aunt, who should have arrived in England at the time.
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library…
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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…