Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.

Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

Jackson, Helen Hunt

Fields, Annie, 1834-1915

Social Events--Travels

Charlotte Cushman writes from Newport, has met with the Fields in Boston.

Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

Colorado College, Tutt Library, Helen Hunt Jackson Papers, Part 2, Ms 0156, Box 2, Folder 34, letters from Charlotte Cushman to HH, 1869-70. Transcribed by Nancy Knipe, 2005

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Is it to be in pencil to establish the Equilibrium? When I write in ink, you write in pencil & ['wiccy, very much worsey?'] Well, dearie, so be it. I am come! Here we are, as the clown says in The Pantomime, and very much better shall we all be for the seeing you when you can come. The weather is just fit for dogs, ducks & worms, and we don't mind it a bit, coming to Newport in our rags we had nothing to spoil, & rain doesn't melt us here, as the hot houses of our friends in New York & Boston do. We are charmed with our rooms which you have been so bothered & exercised about & for which we thank you. You see I use the royal "we". See how you have set me up! "Take care, take care," when images tremble they break other things (oh what a ink pencil)

You will know that we left New York on Saty pm. For Boston where we sojourned yesterday, saw the nice little Mrs. Field & the big sister Sandford, & dining with Miss Child saw the sweet [?] & Stearns & talked much nonsense in our excitement & pleasure at seeing each other again. They have promised to come down here to see me, so we shall have a good time latter, shan't we?

Carissa, Fields sent me a copy of the 'Irises,' I suppose again to your order, & I took the liberty of being mean and shipping it-giving Emma Cushman a sweet pleasure thereby. "Love rich & poor" is exquisite, you are saying things more clearly & brightly & sweetly, carissa mia-

I shall see you tomorrow meanwhile with much much love, I am yours fondly,

C.C.

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885