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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to [Unknown], n.d.
In this letter to an unknown recipient, Charlotte Cushman apologizes and declines their invitation during her stay at Bayswater, London since she is very busy and has no "breathing time". She invites the recipient to her home and wishes them…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to King, n.d.
Cushman mocks the gendered criticism of her figure and riding skills.
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Houghton Library
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Dr. Bliss, July 25, 1871
Charlotte Cushman inquires about a medical treatment and matters of transport.
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Houghton Library
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Jane Welsh Carlyle, Jan 28, 1862
Charlotte Cushman is worried about Jane Carlyle's illness. She also mentions her own and Stebbins's illness as well as political unrest and democratic endeavors in Europe.
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National Library of Scotland
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Jane Welsh Carlyle, July 15, 1862
Cushman plans to meet Carlyle and writes about her "loving admiration" for Jane.
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National Library of Scotland
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Jane Welsh Carlyle, July 12, 1862
Cushman inquires about a meeting with Jane Carlyle.
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National Library of Scotland
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Jane Welsh Carlyle, Nov 16, 1861
Charlotte Cushman writes a glowing letter of affection to Jane Welsh Carlyle. Cushman admires her, speaks of mutual love, begs Jane to write to her. She mentions Rosa Bonheur as a mutual friend.
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National Library of Scotland
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman discusses accommodation arrangements and laments the physical distance between her and Emma, she "cannot bear to have you down there & I up here."
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, n.d.
Charlotte Cushman discusses nightmares, health issues, and presents for Harriet Hosmer's house who has moved out of the Cushman household in Rome by that time. Cushman describes Emma's son as her and their baby, both are her "darlings, "they are the…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Aug 17, 1865
Charlotte Cushman discusses health issues, UK accommodation costs, how important it is to know French for one's reputation in Rome, and hints at a potential future pregnancy of Emma Crow referring to her son's "little sister who means to come some…
Fragment of a letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, n.d.
Cushman writes to Emma about some fright bills that Ned should have been taken care of and advises her what to have made for her in Rome. She also asks Emma to write less often.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Park Benjamin, October 13
The letter is addressed to Park Benjamin at The New World Office in NYC. No year is given but it must have been written between 1840 (when The New World entered the newspaper market) and March 1844 (when Park Benjamin stepped down as…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to William Wetmore Story, May 31, 1858
Charlotte Cushman orders a copy of one of Story's statuettes and asks about one of his poems for her to read. She also informs him about taking a break from stage and reading performances ("I want a long rest from public life") and her moving to Rome…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Dec 26, 1862
Charlotte Cushman would like her family to live closer to her, thinking of Ned but Emma Crow Cushman in particular. She mentions translation issues and cultural differences between Rome/Italy and the US. Cushman also informs Emma about the pain in…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Dec 18, 1862
Charlotte Cushman laments that she is living to far away from her "darling" Emma Crow Cushman. She mentions stock speculation business, financial concerns, social gatherings, memories of Emma Crow and her, and an accident of "woolly headed" Emma…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Dec 12-13, 1862
Charlotte Cushman faces "going out to my social duties as a sort of relief" from her illness (cold). Large parts of the letter address social gatherings and US American citizens in Rome, most of whom are "well bred."The actress is still haunted by…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Dec 5-6, 1862
As Emma Crow Cushman is married and busy decorating and furnishing her house, Charlotte Cushman thinks nostalgically of more frequent and longer "old time letters." Repeatedly, Charlotte mentions that Emma's husband, and Charlotte's nephew and…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to George Combe, Nov 23, 1845
Cushman has received a favorable reply from George Combe in which he calmed her down in terms of the reputational damage that Combe implied in his first letter to the actress which put her in distress earlier.
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National Library of Scotland
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to George Combe, Nov 21, 1845
Cushman presents herself as shocked and surprised at the "gross motive [that] might be attributed" to her performance of Romeo on stage together with her sister Susan: "your hints have only plunged me into trouble — for I find the subject, in a new…
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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…