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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;
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            <text>&lt;p&gt;[287] I wrote to my dearest &amp;amp; best of daughters on Saturday. I have not had a letter from her since that of Wednesday last and &lt;del&gt;but&lt;/del&gt; as she knew when to write to her own loving auntie — not hearing from her &lt;br /&gt;I am in some considerable anxiety &lt;br /&gt;lest she should have over excited herself &amp;amp; become ill again — &amp;amp; then I am in ignorance how to address her. when I left Boston she thought she should leave for Worcester on Saturday. her last letter says, "not before &lt;u&gt;Monday&lt;/u&gt; if then." so that I hardly know what to do. I failed to secure Mrs Tiffany address in Worcester — so am in total ignorance of your whereabouts. I dont [sic] know whether you left orders&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;[287 reverse] for your letters to be forwarded or whether Ned will be in Boston to know where you are. In this dilemma it is hardly worth while [sic] writing. &amp;amp; yet in case you should get your letters at all you may be glad to know that I am well, have been to Washington — seem[?] all the camps been treated with geat courtesy &amp;amp; marked respect by Mr Lincoln &amp;amp; my dear old friend Mr Seward have been +++ &amp;amp; am tired to death. tomorow morning at 9.45. leave for Phil&lt;sup&gt;a&lt;/sup&gt; where I shall be for three days. &amp;amp; on Saturday afternoon next shall leave New York by the 3 o'clock train to come to my bird to perch on her +++ for a few days before flitting entirely. &amp;amp; give her one more chance to become weary of&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;[288] me. If you are still in Worcester &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp; would like me to stop there. over this Sunday with you. &amp;amp; go on to Boston on Monday morning I will do so you will scarcely have time to let, me know here therefore if you will send a letter to care of H. G. Stebbins Esq 46. Exchange Place New York. on Friday. so that I shall get it when I call there Saturday morning I shall be glad. I am literally crazed here. Every body in my room, &amp;amp; all talking at once that I hardly know what I write. save that I love you my dearly &amp;amp; am very anxious about you will you tell dear Ned that I have spoken about Mr Forbes' matters&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;[288 reverse] at Washington &amp;amp; I am sure there has been some misunderstanding about his wishes. The departments fraud writing on the cost of +++ &amp;amp; thought Forbes only wanted to +++ his corps — for a &lt;u&gt;home guard&lt;/u&gt; &amp;amp; did not require that. I told the security of the +++ &amp;amp; State that I thought there was some mistake. &amp;amp; I think if he makes his case a little clearer they will employ his corps. &amp;amp; be glad of it. Good bye &amp;amp; God bless you my own darling. dear love to Ned &amp;amp; hold me as I ever am your own devoted auntie &lt;br /&gt;Ladie&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920</text>
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            <text>who is "he"? Unless its a typo and it meant to say she. Mrs Tiffany has no item</text>
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              <text>Charlotte Cushman addresses Emma Crow as her 'daughter.' Charlotte has not heard from Emma in a while and thus is worried about her. Ned has been involved in a misunderstanding with Mr Forbes and Charlotte interfered on his behalf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#13;
&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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