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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Dec 6, [1870?]
Charlotte Cushman writes about her health and housing situation.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: illness/death, same-sex attraction
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Dec 6, 1869
At this state, Charlotte Cushman is "a poor shaky old 'queen'" who contemplates going back to the US.She comments on her relationship with Emma Stebbins and reveals a breach of trust with, presumably, Emma Crow Cushman:"You are wrong dear in you…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Jan 10, 1870
Charlotte Cushman criticizes the "looseness" of New York's divorce law and concept of marriage.Helen Hunt is going back to the US and leaving England. Charlotte shares her thoughts on feeling homesick. Emma Stebbins is with Cushman but not in good…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, July 28, 1869
Charlotte Cushman suffers from anxiety alsu due to the prospect that she may have to undergo surgery in Edinburgh with James Simpson.She describes her brother as a "sweet tender womanly natured creature not fit to be a man" who "believes in his…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, June 27, [1869?]
Charlotte Cushman is currently undergoing breast cancer treatment. She is surrounded by her friends and with Emma Stebbins.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: illness/death, London, social capital, travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, June 7, 1870
Emma Stebbins suffers from problems with her eyes. Emma Stebbins, Emma Crow Cushman, and Charlotte Cushman are in Paris.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, March 4, 1870
Cushman is again suffering from the climate in Rome. Emma Stebbins and Emma Crow Cushman are with her.Regarding the quarrel with Grace Greenwood, Cushman writes that mutual friends are now involved in this matter as well. She does not seem to know…
Tags: gossip--unpublished, Rome, social capital
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman discusses her current state of health and living situation.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman tells Helen Hunt that she, Emma Stebbins, and Emma Crow Cushman cannot visit Hunt.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: illness/death, social capital
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman writes from Newport, has met with the Fields in Boston.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman writes about a snow storm and travel plans.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
They are discussing a shared carriage ride.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman and Helen Hunt will meet for a stroll on the beach.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, n.d.
Apparently, Charlotte Cushman and Helen Hunt are seeing each other regularly.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Nov 23, 1869
Charlotte Cushman is grateful for a gift from Helen Hunt and tells her that she loves her.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: love, same-sex attraction
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Nov 28, 1869
Charlotte Cushman will be traveling to Nice, France, soon.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Nov 29, 1870
Col Higginson is still searching for a house for Cushman in Newport. He is negotiating with Mr Riggs.Emma Stebbins is increasingly suffering from a condition that has to be monitored by a doctor.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: illness/death
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Nov 4, 1869
Helen Hunt Jackson will visit Cushman in Great Malvern very soon.Stebbins is suffering from her anxiety about Cushman.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: illness/death, travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Nov 6[?], 1870
Both Charlotte Cushman and Emma Stebbins are wretched from the passage to the US.Helen Hunt is publishing with Fields & Osgood.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring, women's jobs
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Nov 7, 1869
Helen Hunt Jackson is about to visit Charlotte Cushman.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.
Tags: travel/touring
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…