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Sanitary Commission Performance, Sept 12, 1863
The Library Company of Philadelphia collects the following original wording from a document that advertises Cushman's performance. The document was found in a scrapbook:"Academy of Music. Benefit of the United States Sanitary Commission on Saturday…
Tags: Civil War, press coverage, travel/touring
Excerpts from Fanny Seward's Diary, 1863-1864, Cushman mentions
Fanny Seward writes about meeting Charlotte Cushman and Emma Crow Cushman. Fanny is very fond of Charlotte who gives her a ring, books, and many insights into the world of the theater. Several theater managers try to convince Cushman to play for them…
Tags: admirers, Civil War, social capital
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 Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, Oct 18, 1863
Cushman is touring for the Sanitary Commission, Emma Crow Cushman is accompanying her.
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Seward Family Digital Archive
"Our Sanitary Fair in Rome," The Methodist, Apr 2, 1864
The preparations of the Sanitary Commission are highlighted. The article praises American artists in Rome, among who Cushman and Stebbins can be found, that contribute to raising money in a patriotic manner. The article names Emma Stebbins and…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Jan 22, 1864
Charlotte calls herself a "Mum" and Emma her "daughter" in this letter. She is criticizing Longfellow and critiquing the January issue of the Atlantic. Among other issues, Cushman is discussing "war" and "peace" democrats, the administration, Harriet…
Tags: Civil War, gossip, love, press coverage, respectability, Rome, rumor, social capital
Charlotte Cushman and the Sanitary Commission, The New York Times, August 13, 1864
The article praises Charlotte Cushman for her donations to the Sanitary Commision. The article presents Cushman as a great actress, genius, and patriot.
Clarke's The Elder and the Younger Booth (1882)
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Hathi Trust
Tags: Civil War, press coverage, travel/touring
Excerpts from Brander Mathews's Edwin Booth and His Contemporaries (1900)
Biographical sketch by Clara Erskine Clement with excerpts from articles and biographiesCredit
Hathi Trust
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, March 13, 1862
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…
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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…