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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Wayman Crow, Sep 12, 1860
Cushman writes Wayman Crow about remittances concerning her debt to him. She enclosed a letter by Mr. Macalister. Cushman hopes to meet Emma in Lenox.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, Sept 12, 1860
Cushman is anxious that Emma Crow may lose letters that Charlotte sent: "I don't like such dear letters addressed to me to be lost. or be sent to the Dead letter office. If any 'unscrupulous person or persons' should find it. my reputation might be…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Sep 6, 1860
Cushman is worried whether Emma has safely arrived by ship. She encourages her to be on good terms with her father "who loves [her] as no as no other man ever can or will." Cushman also informs Emma of her travel itinerary.
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Library of…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to the Fields Family, [c. Sep 1860]
Cushman asks James Fields to make Ned "a bookseller of '[his] school'" so that he will be better educated and make Emma Crow "a more satisfying companion." Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Aug 29, 1860
Cushman apologizes for her nephew's behavior and informs Annie Fields, to whom the letter is addressed, of recent happenings, mentioning Mrs. Harriet Prescott and asks James to procure a George Sands book for her. At the prospect of being able to…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, Aug 25, [1860]
Charlotte inquires whether James Fields will be joining Emma and her in the Hills in early September or if a later date would suit him better.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, July 27, 1860
Cushman discusses the consulship matter for Ned and in how far it is the right time to interfere. She tells Emma that she is trying to convince Wayman Crow that Ned will inherit a fortune, which makes him a better catch for Emma. Both want to advance…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Wayman Crow, July 25, 1860
Emma Stebbins' abscess prevents Stebbins and Cushman from traveling. Cushman informs Wayman Crow about her correspondence with his daughter and assures him that she is traveling "faithfully."Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers,…
Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Mrs Stowe and Her Neighbors in Rome," Lowell Daily Citizen and News, July 23, 1860
Originally, the article was published in the New York Independent on July 12, 1860. Stowe describes social gatherings in Via Gregoriana in Rome. She explicitly mentions Cushman's household, Stebbins, and Hosmer, who are living together. The short…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, July 15, 1860
Cushman mentions Emma's "deep tender passionate love" for her. Cushman laments that she finds herself "constrained" in her action denied "free frank expression of love" for Emma, "for fear of wounding & hurting others."She informs Emma about a…
Letter from Kate Field to Emma Crow, July 10, 1860
Field admits her disappointment in not being able to see Romeo (referring to Charlotte Cushman) and her Juliet, Emma Stebbins. She addresses Cushman with the pronoun 'he.' In a witty account, Field teases Crow about her age, heritage, and appearance.…
"Theatrical Gossip", New York Times, Jul 9, 1860
This article reports that Charlotte Cushman arrived in the United States on the Persia and has plans of visiting California shortly.
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The New York Times TimesMachine
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 15, 1860
Cushman deplores the bad weather Emma has to fare with and provides her with instructions upon her arrival in Manchester. The Fields are visiting Cushman.
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 12, 1860
Cushman is looking forward to finally seeing Emma in Liverpool again. She informs Emma about possible sleeping arrangements for Dovedale and Manchester on her way to Wales. Cushman also regrets the dreadful weather Emma has to fare with during her…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, June 10, 1860
Cushman thanks Emma for taking care of her nephew and appreciates the letter he sent Cushman as she feels that her consideration for him went unappreciated. Cushman also asks Emma to send a list of the places she will visit and talks about future…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, May 23, 1860
Cushman assures Emma Crow of her love for her. Cushman will travel from Paris to London soon and meet Crow in the accomodation arranged by Mr Fields, which Cushman, however, deems to be way too expensive. She touches upon the issue of protecting her…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to the Fields family, May 23, 1860
Cushman writes to the Fields of travel arrangements and complications which were experienced along the road and of a potential meeting in London. She informs them about the rooms she would like for her travel companions and herself, asking James to…
Letter from Kate Field to Emma Crow, May 20, 1860
In this witty letter, Field criticizes the Union and advises Emma Crow to not enter the US until the next presidential elections. Field writes in the context of the Italian revolution. (She dreams of "decapitating Francis Joseph"). Reflecting the…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, May 8, 1860
Emma is with Miss Whitwell who interferes with Emma's traveling plans to see Charlotte. Cushman feels that Whitwell is jealous of Charlotte and Harriet ("Her remarks with regard to your dear friend Miss Cushman are simply womanish spite"). A ring…
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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…