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Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, Feb 18, 1877
It is the anniversary of Charlotte Cushman's death. Emma Stebbins is disillusioned since she has not heard back from England, for instance. Hence, the collection of material for writing the memoir is exhausting and takes a long time. Sallie supports…
Transcripts of Letters from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, Sept 23 + Feb 14, [1876]
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Emma Stebbins reimburses Lanier for his investements relating to the biography of Charlotte Cushman and attempts to get the money for the payment of Osgood (publisher of memoir) from the trusties of Cushman's estate. Ned and the Cushman family miss…
Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, May 11, 1876
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."…
Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, Dec 21, 1880
This time, it was Lanier who was ill and could not reply to Stebbins's letters. Stebbins is once again addressing financial issues as she refuses to be repaid the sum of money that Lanier was paid for his contribution to Cushman's biography.…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, July 6, 1878
Emma Stebbins thanks Anne Whitney for her kind words about the Cushman-memoir and mentions the letters of praise she has received about the book. Stebbins also asks for information about Dr. Mitchell, famous for his rest cure, and the charges…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [1849]
Greenwood informs Fields that she will not sell her copyrights. She also asks him to forward the enclosed note to Mr. Sargent and to tell Mr. Whipple that Greenwood regrets not seeing him and Mrs. Edwin.
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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Jan 4, 1850
Greenwood is anxious to know how the book sale is going. She has some pending payments which is why she is anxious to know whether the book will profit her at all before she starts working on another book line. Fields should send a new supply of…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Mar 1, 1850
Greenwood still has not received the books, which Fields was supposed to send her, and has been waiting on his response regarding Cheney's picture. She inquires of Fields about a piano which he should commission for her from Chickering or…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 9, 1850
Greenwood and Anna Phillips want to attend Jenny Lind's concert. She asks Fields whether he knows of any acquaintances who would accompany them and whether he could purchase the tickets for them.
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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 31, 1850
Greenwood asks Fields why he will not send her proof and stresses again that he should not send by express as she does not want to carry the charges.She asks him for an advance of $25 as she is still waiting on remittance from…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 3, 1850
Greenwood inquires of Fields about the release date of "History of my Pets." She suspects that she will not profit much from the fall publications. She asks Fields for another $250 for payments and expenses.Greenwood is currently "half sick with a…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 22, 1850
Greenwood wonders whether Fields has sent the copies of "Pets" inquires about what percentage he will allow her for both volumes. Fields should send Greenwood a copy of the poems in sheets so that she can correct them in case a second edition should…
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, 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, Nov 6, 1853
Greenwood thanks Fields for the money he has sent her and apologizes for the delay of the corrected proof. She intends to take Fields' advice regarding agents and aims to compile a volume from the articles published in The Little Pilgrim at the close…
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.…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 1, 1853
Greenwood asks Fields for more money because she wants to make a few purchases "necessary [...] to keep up a respectable bridal appearance." She does not want to ask her husband as he is busy with The Little Pilgrim.Greenwood informs Fields that she…
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…
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…
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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…