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                <text>&lt;p&gt;A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. &lt;a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/"&gt;list&lt;/a&gt;) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, &lt;a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;browse all items&lt;/a&gt; in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "&lt;a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Exhibits&lt;/a&gt;."&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;h6 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"&gt;&lt;img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/"&gt;Palladio&lt;/a&gt; visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)&lt;/h6&gt;&#13;
&lt;h6 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"&gt;&lt;img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/"&gt;Palladio&lt;/a&gt; visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items&lt;br /&gt;that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)&lt;/h6&gt;&#13;
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            <text>&lt;p&gt;[page 1] My Dear Lanier&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Pray commend me for the promptitude of this reply I have not written because I expected to hear from Osgood every day - and proposed to do so when I&amp;nbsp; should forward his lettr [sic]. He is taking longer to delibrate [sic] than seemed likely when he left us. Now as I am affecting Edwin &amp;amp; Emma C. on Tuesday I will keep the letter (if it comes) —&amp;nbsp; for them to see, before forwarding it. We propose to start in Tuerday night for Ithaca, and come back by way of Lenox so I need not return to N.Y. my sisters join me there. Yes, I am thankful to say the good turn I have taken in way of healt seems to hold straight on –&amp;nbsp; that is, &lt;u&gt;for me&lt;/u&gt; – I am never very strong and very subject to atmospheric influences - but I consider myself well - if I am only able to keep on the surface of things and not make others anxious. My hope and prayer is, that I may have strength given me to watch over my 13 [Days?]&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp; do this work of yours – and I think now I am to have —&amp;nbsp; My Dearest one is not far from me. I have unmistakeably tokens from hr [sic] - and by her aid I shall conquer! I have written a &lt;span style="text-decoration: line-through;"&gt;morning&lt;/span&gt; moving [inserted] epistle to Charles Cushman.&amp;nbsp; +++ his Diary which if it dont [sic] bring the things itself will stir him up to greatr [sic] effort. You dont [sic] say you have done anythig [sic] yet with Fredericks. I&amp;nbsp; want you to remembr [sic] that he is a very shaky old gentl&lt;u&gt;&lt;sup&gt;m&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/u&gt; &amp;amp; who is capable tottering off the edge in an unexpected manner taking his reminiscences with him I enclose you the lettr [sic] from my geneological friend —&amp;nbsp; I shall try to look up this article before I leave town&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[page 2] but all depends on the weathr [sic] and my strength: — so&amp;nbsp; glad to hear about the Cantata – these stupid blundering parties who call themselves +++ +++up the army +++ &amp;amp; +++ this time[?]&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;always yrs [yours] faithfully&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;ES.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Best remembrances to the Peacocks.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882</text>
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            <text>Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;Stebbins is waiting for a response from the publisher Osgood. When she receives an answer, she wants to consult Emma and Ned Cushman first before forwarding the letter to Lanier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transcripts by &lt;a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/mm92081445/"&gt;Jennie Lorenz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;a href="https://www.loc.gov/"&gt;Library of Congress&lt;/a&gt;, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.</text>
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