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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, June 28, 1871
Currently, Charlotte Cushman is not in pain. Mrs Garland, Emma Stebbins's sister, is very fond of Helen Hunt because of the book of poems she sent.Cushman announces a visit of Stebbins and herself in Bethlehem. Among others, Booth urges Cushman to…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, June 11, 1871
Charlotte Cushman left Newport for the Villa Boscobel. Cushman refers to Emma Stebbins as 'Miss Stebbins' who Cushman did not see for seven weeks as she emphasizes.Cushman admits that she is thinking of Helen Hunt: "I think of you often & much…
Tags: financial concerns, love, women's jobs
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, April 14, 1871
Emma Crow Cushman owns a house in Newport at this point in time. She is with Charlotte Cushman who is still consulting more doctors on her state of health.Emma Stebbins and Cushman remain in different locations, Stebbins is still spending her time in…
Tags: love
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, March 29, 1871
Dr. Wright could not help Charlotte Cushman to get better. Cushman is anxious and convinced that she will die in a couple of month, she "will seek every palliative" available. She desperately tries to consult medical advice in different cities.As…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, March 21, 1871
Charlotte Cushman faces surgery again and is afraid she may die. Cushman asks Helen Hunt to care for Emma Cushman if she dies.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: illness/death, love, social capital
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Friday 13, 1871
For transcripts, please visit Colorado College.
Tags: love, social capital, travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, n. d. [fragment]
Cushman discusses her travel plans, thanks Hunt for a book she sent (authored by her?).Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Jan 1, 1871
The letter is the answer to a former letter included in this collection, item 214. Charlotte Cushman admires Helen Hunt for her poems and calls her a "gentlewoman."Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, Sept 20, 1861
Charlotte Cushman addresses Emma Crow's marriage with Ned Cushman. Additionally, she informs Emma about financial issues of Emma Stebbins's work as a sculptor.
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of…
Letter from Rosalie Sully to Charlotte Cushman, May 11, 1845
Rosalie Sully writes to Charlotte Cushman. Rosalie is heart-broken since the two had to go separate ways. To show her love, she is still wearing a ring and bracelet that Cushman gave her last summer. Rosalie is referring to a pledge on July 6, 1844,…
Craik's A Woman's Thoughts on Women (1858)
Craik comments on the relationship between truth and gossip, men and women, and gives contemporary examples of gossip and how to refrain from participating in gossipping activities.Leach indicates that Craik and Charlotte Cushman knew eacht other and…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, Oct 30, 1879
Emma Stebbins writes to Anne Whitney about her grief over Charlotte Cushman's death, the spirit and the Church.
Credit
Wellesley College Archives, Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4)
Tags: illness/death, love
Letter from Jane Carlyle to Charlotte Cushman, [Sept. 1861]
This letter is one of the first ones that Jane Carlyle seends to Charlotte Cushman.
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, Oct 13, [1869]
Emma Stebbins writes to Anne Whitney from Edinburgh to inform her about Charlotte Cushman's state of health. Stebbins hopes to be able to return to Rome soon.
Credit
Wellesley College Archives
Tags: illness/death, love, Rome, social capital, travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, Oct 26, 1860
Charlotte Cushman writes to Emma Crow that she loves her and wants to see her again, feeling comfort in writing her. Due to being otherwise occupied, Cushman has been unable to write sooner, and now talks about a fresh start of rehearsals. She admits…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, Sept 12, 1860
Cushman is anxious that Emma Crow may lose letters that Charlotte sent: "I don't like such dear letters addressed to me to be lost. or be sent to the Dead letter office. If any 'unscrupulous person or persons' should find it. my reputation might be…
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman, n. d. [before Jan 1, 1871]
Helen Hunt sends Charlotte Cushman a book of her own verses as an apology but could not find a book with large enough pages. She mentions never doing it before for a woman, and that she is thankful for Cushman's encouraging words. She is saying her…
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman
Hunt explains to Charlotte Cushman why she has not sent her any verses as of late, and talks about the poem "Boon" that she did send but is unsure whether she has receieved it. There are mentions of a new poem of Hunt called "The Lost Symphony."…
Tags: admirers, gossip--unpublished, love, rumors
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman, July 29, 1875
Hunt wants to stay with Charlotte Cushman at Lenox while also telling her to get some rest. She also talks about meeting her at the station and about the uninteresting sea coast in Rye Beach. Helen Hunt explains to Cushman her reasons for marrying…
Tags: love
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 28, 1874
Helen Hunt is unsure of whether Charlotte Cushman received her note in Boston, since she did not know the exact address. Helen Hunt mentions that Cushman is leaving for California and Hunt inquires about when exactly that will be, being optimistic…
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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…