Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, Oct 13, [1869]
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, Oct 13, [1869]
Subject
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915
Illness
Italy--Rome
Social Events--Travels
Description
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 ArchivesCreator
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Source
Stebbins, Emma and Wellesley College Archives, "Letter from Emma Stebbins, Edinburgh, Scotland, to Anne Whitney, 1869 October
13" (1869). Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4): Correspondence. 318.
https://repository.wellesley.edu/whitney_correspondence/318
13" (1869). Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4): Correspondence. 318.
https://repository.wellesley.edu/whitney_correspondence/318
Date
1869-10-13
Type
Reference
Letter Item Type Metadata
Text
[page 1] My dear Miss Whitney,
notwithstanding the long interval of distance & silence - I have often thought of you & remembered your kindness & sympathy in our suffering & anxiety before we left Rome - you seemed to have a prevision of what was before us - as I had - though I could not realize fully - as was near [?] fortunate - what it was to be ! - we two have
[page 2] been through the valley of shadow of death together - and by the goodness of God - permitted to return - for however real and serious Charlotte's danger has been - the pain & anguish has been equal to many deaths. Thanks dear friend deep & true - for your kind little note, - it finds us still here, in this in this scene of our +++- but I am glad to tell you steadily
[page 3]gaining health and strength to be able to make our fresh[?] start - we shall stop a little time in England yet - we hope to get to Rome somewhere about the end of Nov 2. It will be good to see you & all dear friends again!
I think of you happily at work in your studio & shall look forward to see +++ +++
[page 4] pendant [?]- of that Roma Eterna which pleased [?] me so much with Miss Cushman's love & thanks for your kind thoughts & +++ I am +++ +++ to you both - believe me to be always faithfully yours Emma Stebbins [both words underlined]
notwithstanding the long interval of distance & silence - I have often thought of you & remembered your kindness & sympathy in our suffering & anxiety before we left Rome - you seemed to have a prevision of what was before us - as I had - though I could not realize fully - as was near [?] fortunate - what it was to be ! - we two have
[page 2] been through the valley of shadow of death together - and by the goodness of God - permitted to return - for however real and serious Charlotte's danger has been - the pain & anguish has been equal to many deaths. Thanks dear friend deep & true - for your kind little note, - it finds us still here, in this in this scene of our +++- but I am glad to tell you steadily
[page 3]gaining health and strength to be able to make our fresh[?] start - we shall stop a little time in England yet - we hope to get to Rome somewhere about the end of Nov 2. It will be good to see you & all dear friends again!
I think of you happily at work in your studio & shall look forward to see +++ +++
[page 4] pendant [?]- of that Roma Eterna which pleased [?] me so much with Miss Cushman's love & thanks for your kind thoughts & +++ I am +++ +++ to you both - believe me to be always faithfully yours Emma Stebbins [both words underlined]
From
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
To
Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915
Location
Clarendon Hotel
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Geocode (Latitude)
55.9533456
Geocode (Longitude)
-3.1883749
Location (Recipient)
Rome [?]
Social Bookmarking
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882, “Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, Oct 13, [1869],” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/236.