Charlotte Cushman is currently recovering from her surgery. She is allowed to travel again and Emma Crow Cushman is in charge of finding a place to stay on the journey.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Charlotte Cushman suffers from anxiety alsu due to the prospect that she may have to undergo surgery in Edinburgh with James Simpson.She describes her brother as a "sweet tender womanly natured creature not fit to be a man" who "believes in his…
Charlotte Cushman is currently undergoing breast cancer treatment. She is surrounded by her friends and with Emma Stebbins.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Charlotte Cushman tells Grace Greenwood about a quarrel with a friend of Hays who thinks that Cushman "stole" Hays from her. At the moment, Grace Greenwood is with Hays but Charlotte will return to them soon. She informs Grace about her travel plans…
Charlotte Cushman laments the "restrained expression" of the addressee in letters addressed to Charlotte. She met the addressee when the latter was 18 years old. The addressee has blue eyes and Cushman repeatedly assures the addressee of her love.…
Charlotte Cushman apologizes to Emma again for not writing any sooner. Charlotte has been very busy due to social duties and troubled by the construction work in her house in Rome. Language barriers proved to be a serious issue in advancing the work.…
Cushman regrets that Crow could not be with her, due to Crow's father not allowing her to come with to New York. She was disappointed to only see Crow's mother instead of her. Crow's parents had decided that Cushman was too occupied for their…
Cushman and Hawthorne have almost met in London, but by the time Hawthorne got there she was already out of town. Cushman hopes to see her once she gets back from Lisbon, wanting to show off some art. She also talks about the weather and the cold…
Charlotte Cushman tells Emma how much she loves her and hopes that she is happy with her "choice." Charlotte forgot some papers in Emma's desk which the latter sent to Charlotte on the ship. Cushman admits that she is still not used to her new…
Charlotte Cushman advises Rosalie to exchange letters with her uncle Charles as she does not want to write the same things twice.Rosalie's sister Mabel will come to see Cushman and Charlotte advises them on how to proceed with customs if officers try…
Charlotte Cushman wants Rosalie to get a baby girl, discusses her health, Ned's business. Cushman informs Rosalie that she is in Newport at the moment and will go to Baltimore in April for an engagement. Charlotte would like to be with Rosalie or…
Lately, Cushman has been very ill again. She made Stebbins write to Rosalie. Rosalie's sister Mabel is supposed to marry: "make her sensible of the obligation she has taken upon herself - & and its serious importance upon her whole life. A…
Charlotte Cushman mentions past quarrels between Rosalie/her husband and the Muspratts. Ned Cushman is conducting business in Charlotte's name.Cushman mentions her reading tour, which exhausts her. She is too ill to cross the ocean and visit…
Charlotte Cushman writes to her niece about being ill and an abscess under her arm. Cushman discusses work and family issues.
Transcripts by Jennie LorenzCredit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of…
Charlotte Cushman replies to Hunt's letter from July 29, 1875. She talks about meeting Mr. Jackson and is sure that she should like him "very much". Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Charlotte Cushman is in pain. This letter is answered by Helen Hunt on July 29, 1875. Cushman encourages Helen Hunt to settle down and marry: "about your marriage. It is better, so infinitely better, happier, wiser gooder[?], so I rejoice with all my…
Charlotte Cushman discusses further engagements and tells Hunt about her "friend Miss Stebbins" who accompanies her. Emma Stebbins's mother died.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Charlotte Cushman calls Emma Crow Cushman her "daughter." Cushman laments the dishonesty and greed in the times of the Civil War. She was relieved to hear from Ned and Emma and is now longing to return to "America."Ned and Emma may have to move in…
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…