Transcript of Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Rosalie, April 18 + 25, 1875
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Cushman finishes writing the letter on April 25.
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[page 1] Letter from C.C. to Rosalie (Property of Miss C. Roberts)
"Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A. April 18, 1875
Dearest Rosalie—
Your welcome letter of the 2" inst [?] enclosing Mabels [sic] nice letter—came safely to hand on the 16" I thank you very much for yours dear and that you give much me the [both words inserted] information you do so kindly & frankly—I pray God all may be well with you during all the intervening time between now & the date you indicate October. You are so strong and well that I do not anticipate a hard time for you & you must not be frightened into a dread which will deprive the anticpation of the blessing which is to fall to your lot—of all its happiness. It is an hourly occurrence & so few chance to great & unbearable suffering that you must pluck up all your courage & believe that God will be with you & all will be well. I dare say Mr. Roberts will be delighted & if this had not come to you—in time he & you both would have been disappointed & perhaps discontented—so all will be well in that also. You will for a time have the
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discomfort—which all women suffer—but after that is over you will rejoice—Mr. Roberts I dare say wants to have a man child—but if it should be a woman. it will be much happier for you—& for all the little ones which may come after. It is so much better to have a girl older than the boys of a family— I think. You will not mind my telling Emma Cushman & Ned who have been very anxious for this event—for they know how it will consolidate your & Hr Roberts happiness. I have read a number of notes & letters from you dear—which I have not been able to answer—for I have most of the time, been too miserably ill & suffering, to go through the sitting over a table long enough to write. The were mechanical part of writing has become almost impossible to me for this reason—& you must forgive my short comings you know—dear—how I love you—& I will never think that I fail in that respect. even though you get no written word from my hand. I was not in a condition to write—to thank Mr. Roberts properly for his kind gift of the chest of tea when I was in St. Louis. I got Ned to
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write for me & I hope Mr. Roberts rec'd the acknowledgment & thanks which should have been made so long before again through you dear! I must trouble thank [inserted] him for his attention to my needs & my comfort. I have no doubt it will prove delicious—but I cannot tell until we get to Newport. It is now remaining in Stuarts Banking House until all my things are sent on to Newport for the summer—& as soon as it is tasted we will report again. Emma Cushman sent me your letter—wherein you state that you have found her a nurse, who was to sail with Mr. Emmons Emmons [inserted, sic] on the 17" yesterday. I hope she may turn out as well as Miss Wilkinson has—wh with whom they are quite satisfied—but it is a difficult thing choosing servants for other people difficult enough for oneself—but much more so for others. However we will hope for the best. Emma writes me that Ned is getting very well again & the furnuce is being lighted up preparatory to fulfilling contracts for some considerable amount of iron—but the prices are so little remunerative that they wont [sic] make much money. However— better to be at work than idle where so much money
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is locked up in plant &c &c . Ned will not be strong enough to remain out in St. Louis this summer & I hope they may come on early in June to New York Newport—I came here on the 5" of this month & am remaining until the 24"—to be under Dr. Lippis [Lippis?] care—until my engagement in Baltimore, (the week of 26" April) & my Boston engagement—/the 2 weeks of 3d & 10" of May. I do not know if I shall be able to go through with these engagements until I try—but I must wake the effort. I never know what I can do until I try. After that I have to go—if I am able. to Toronto in Canada—for a week & then save for these three[?] [inserted] readings on my way back to the last, my work is done—& I shall go to Newport as soon after as I can— there to remain, as long as the weather will let me. Talking of weather—never has there been known such a winter as this & it still continues so changeable that one scarcely know how to dress. This morning it snowed hard for a time—say before yesterday it dropped in 2 hours from 60 degrees Farenheit[sic] to 30 degrees. No one can be well in such trying weather. Your Uncle Charles sent me some primroses & violets from his own little garden at Hornsey Hornsey [inserted, sic]—in a letter
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I recd from him last night—but there is nothing like a bud upon the trees here yet—& I hear you have very trying weather with you. I do hope you may find a horse at Worlton[?], it would be pleasant to you to be near friends—Mrs. Jones (Jones?) was a dear friend of your dear [inserted] mothers—& it would be a great comfort to me—if you could have her with you in your hour of trial she knows so well what to do—but I suppose you will have perhaps aunt Frances or Aunt Gain [Gain?]Jane? [inserted]—I wish I could be near you—or that Emma could—would wd [inserted] it not be nice if she could go out over [inserted] to you. However, I feel that all will be well with you! Your dear mothers [sic] & grandmothers [sic] spirits will be near you. Mabel has improved very much—it appears to me in character—as well as in handwriting. Dear you must write so carelessly—it will grow upon you & you are too young to be careless—see that you have proper paper pens & ink in your desk beforehand & then you wont [sic] have to make apologies—I wish Mabel could find some one to come out with earlier than Mr. Emmons—perhaps you can learn at th Canard
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office she will lose a good deal of the summer & yet I suppose after she returns to Liverpool the 1st of June she will want to be a time with you & the Flint [?] & Seaforth people before leaving— However we must leave it to circumstances— knowing that she can come with Mr. Emmons,— but you must caution her about talking to gentlemen on the steamer—it is not ladylike or proper & she must be circumspect above all things. Poor Brownie Mr. Childs [sic] splendid dog has died. Dutchie [?] is at Boscobel Boscobel [inserted, sic] Emma Cushman has the dearest little Scotch Terrier you ever saw—Now good bye dear—I have written more than I ought. Give my kind love to Mr. Roberts. I wish I could see him. Do you know you never sent we a photo of yourself & him together. Sallie sends love to you she will want you to get her some more nets to come out by Mabel—will you not tell Mabel for me that I will write to her as soon as I can—& that I send her my dear love—I am delighted with her letter. I shall be so pleased to see her
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The summer & [sic] shall keep her a good while when she comes. God bless you—& believe me ever your most loving
Auntie P.T. P.T.O. [Please turn over]
Apr 25"—I have been unable to finish this until today. & it enables me to ask you to get for Sallie 4 yards & a half of this same stuff that you sent her a present when you married—she has not enough for the whole sui please send it by Mabel & have it wrapped up in some piece of Mabels [sic] clothes so that the customs house officers who have got to be very strict—will not get at it—If I make up my mind to have you send me in some silk I will write about it later. You must be sure to find out when Mr. Emmons is to sail & if he will take charge of Mabel. God bless you dear—I am very suffering these later days & can write with difficulty
Forgive me & believe me. remain your loving
Auntie
