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Transcript of Letter from Charlotte Cushman to [Sidney Lanier], Feb 3-4, 1876

JLP 1, CC to [Sidney Lanier], Feb 3, 1876.pdf
Charlotte Cushman feels very ill and is very thankful for the friends that keep visiting her. Some of her wounds are not covering up yet but her doctor is satisfied with the healing process. She is unable to walk around. The letter is sent shortly…

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Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, March 1, 1876

JLP Box 2 Stebbins to Lanier, March 1, 1876.pdf
Stebbins writes to Lanier upon Charlotte Cushman's death to discuss the matter of Cushman's memoirs. Transcripts by Jennie LorenzCredit Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, March 27, 1876

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, March 27, 1876.pdf
In this letter to Signey Lanier, Emma Stebbins laments that they "have nothing but letters and our memories to trust to" as the basis for their biography of Cushman, a perceived lack that was later turned into the book's title: Charlotte Cushman:…

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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, April 11, no year [1876?]

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, April 11.pdf
Stebbins discusses how her brother could be of service to Lanier in terms of relations to the press. Stebbins intends to consult Emma and Ned Cushman about the memoir but asks Lanier to refrain from sending Ned a letter. She prefers to talk to them…

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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, May 11, 1876

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, May 11, 1876.pdf
Emma Stebbins desires to get in touch with publishers, she wants to contact Osgood & Co. first. She consults with Ned and Emma Cushman. They are still in the processing of collecting material for the memoir to which they refer as "the book."…

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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, June 6, 1876

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, June 6, 1876 - OV Omeka.pdf
Emma Crow Cushman handed over some documents to Emma Stebbins, among which was Charlotte Cushman's diary from the time when she had gone to England (1845). Stebbins admits that it is difficult to read. Stebbins laments that the process of writing the…

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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, June 27, [1876]

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, June 27, [1876].pdf
Stebbins admits that she the book project of Cushman's biography affected her health. She describes it as "labour of love" which is physically exhausting.Transcripts by Jennie Lorenz Credit Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript…

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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, June 29, 1876

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, June 29, 1876.pdf
Emma Stebbins explicitly expains to Lanier that she has to talk to Ned and Emma Cushman before deciding anything in terms of the memoir because they are involved in the matter as well. She laments that they have still not heard back from England,…

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Partial Transcript of Letter from Edwin Cushman to Sidney Lanier, July 2[?], 1876

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, July 2, 1876.pdf
Financial details of contract between Osgood and Stebbins discussed Transcripts by Jennie Lorenz Credit Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Partial Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, July 6, 1876

JLP 2 Stebbins to Lanier, July 6, 1876.pdf
Emma Stebbins tells Lanier about several letters from Charlotte Cushman to her mother. She does not want to include letters of an early lover of Cushman, a person Cushman seemingly was engaged to. She does not include a name here. The documents have…

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