Letter from Mary Devlin Booth to Emma Crow Cushman, Nov 10[?], 1862
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Title
Letter from Mary Devlin Booth to Emma Crow Cushman, Nov 10[?], 1862
Subject
Booth, Mary Devlin, 1840-1863
Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920
Friendship
Relationships-- Intimate--Same-sex
Gender Norms
Marriage
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Description
Mary Devlin Booth writes an affectionate letter to her friend Emma Cushman. She mentions a yearning for Emma which she has "never experienced before" (page 2): "I know if your husband saw this he would call this silly & me along with it: for he does not believe in woman's love. And for the most part I think he is in the right [...] I fancy my heart beats a little faster when you are near me"
Credit
Louise and Barry Taper CollectionCreator
Booth, Mary Devlin, 1840-1863
Source
Louise and Barry Taper Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1862-11-10
Type
Reference
Letter Item Type Metadata
From
Booth, Mary Devlin, 1840-1863
To
Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920
Provenance
Booth, Mary Devlin, “Mary Devlin Booth to Emma Cushman,” Chronicling Illinois, http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/8055. Accessed 5 Oct, 2020.
Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) Specification
1862-11-~10
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Collection
Citation
Booth, Mary Devlin, 1840-1863, “Letter from Mary Devlin Booth to Emma Crow Cushman, Nov 10[?], 1862,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/486.