Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 1861

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[279] Wednesday.
God love [sic] you my precious darling for your dear letter of last night +++ & its enclosures. you are the dearest & darlingest daughter - an exacting and impatient mother ever had. & I will try to be more & more worthy of you. my darling I have had a long and tiring rehearsal. & my head is splitting with pain - so I cannot write you a long note to day. you will forgive me will you not. - I am so very very sorry about your petty coat. You can do nothing with it. The green [?] can +++ be got out. a stain of green is irredeemable & irremediable. I am so

[279 reverse] sorry. why did not my darling +++ into somebodys [sic] house - any body would have sheltered you. any thing is better than ruining ones [sic] clothes! But it will teach you to watch the clouds darling & not wear out your very best in +++ weather. my sweet is not half careful enough. but she will learn better in time & +++ heart. I think the pictures of you & Ned good enough to have a dozen each of them for myself. & Sallies [sic] is capital & so are mine. will you tell Mr Case that I have rec^d them & will have one dozen of each of mine. one dozen & a half of Sallie & one dozen of Each of yours. Tell him I think those of me quite the best that has ever been done especially the +++ profile view. you will see [?] in them.

[280] Oh darling my boot is paining me & I am altogether miserable. Till much +++ be is to see the money I sent him if he wants it. & we will settle [?] when I come back. Till then I am satisfied with +++ & do not think of worth his while to come down. God bless you my beloved child dear love to Ned & Grandmother
Dont [sic] forget to give much John my message.
ever & ever your loving 
Auntie