Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, July 25, 1869

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Title

Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, July 25, 1869

Subject

Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920
Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Relationships--Networks

Description

Charlotte Cushman writes to James and expresses her thanks for a book he published and sent to Emma Stebbins and her. Cushman's bust for the Music Hall is mentioned.

Credit

Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda

Creator

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

Source

Huntington, JTFP, Box 12, FI 697

Date

1869-07-25

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Reference

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Text

[page 1] +++ thousand Thanks dear good thoughtful soul for sending me the two books for myself & the one for Emma S. for so I interpreted the 2 copies of the dear little [?] "Gates Ajar" [by Eizabeth Stuart Phelps]- what a lovely little book - how exquisitely & tenderly written, & how much it shrows us inside & outside the Gates [?]!

[page 2] both of us thank you with tears in our eyes as we each of us finish the little book. & unite in +++ that you are the most wonderful fellow for finding out just what will +++ the friends you love & honor with your +++. You are "first rate & hard to beat" & I vow & declare I adore you for bringing out this book & then for sending it to us. You ever did a nice

[page 3 ] it & when we come home next summer & come +++ +++ to other to stay with you as you know you mean that we shall do. Then you will let us see this +++ soul. who writes such English +++. & who brings us to tears. She must be a rare spirit. when do you wander across the--channel? will this reach you. whenever it does it will wont [sic, inserted] tell you half we want to say. We went on to Flowers yesterday. I am under the weather & under a stupid depression of spirits. I hope when you come back 

[page 4] My brothers [sic] address is – 114 Chancery Lane. Law Fire insurance office Trubner knows. by the bye did you ask Trubner to send me the copies of Marcus Aurelius [?] if he finds them? dont [sic] forget it for I want them much--if he Cant [?] find them--wont [sic] you get somebody coming over from America to put a couple or 4 of them among his things & bring them +++. They wont [sic] take any notice in a passengers [sic] luggage. Goodbye. dearest love to Anne. kind regards to Mrs Lowell I hope you admire the speech of "Story" - "I have no voice--my tongue is in my sword!" By +++ the +++ simpering self-satisfaction. Take me off my feet. Motley[?] ought to be

[page 1 added vertically] ashamed of himself - & would, if he was not _____ another!! Goodbye - Ever yours affectionally
C.C.

[page 2 added vertically, margin missing, some words thus missing] I have written to Mr Brooks who has given my bust Music Hall after having offered it to me to ask +++ make +++ ordering Stebbins to give [?] +++ also to +++ oh [?]!!! what do say to +++ for a sensation Header +++

From

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

To

Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

Location (Recipient)

Knotsford Lodge, Great Malvern
Worcestershire, UK

Geocode Recipient (Latitude)

52.1109798

Geocode Recipient (Longitude)

-2.3285836

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Citation

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876, “Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, July 25, 1869,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/160.

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