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Letter from Matilda Hays to Robert Browning, March 3, 1865

Matilda Hays writes to Robert Browning to convince him of her writing skills and career by including her "memorial." She mentions Charlotte Cushman in the context of her short stage career after which she traveled as a "companion" with Charlotte.Hays…

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Letter from Matilda Hays to Sallie Mercer

Credit Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Letter from Matilda Hays to Sallie Mercer, July 13, 1853

Hays tells Mercer that a Mr.Rogers will see her and that she should make her arrangements accordingly.The paper also includes several poems, one signed by Ellen Hooper, another titled "A Dream" by Hays, and a note by her with an unpublished poem.…

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Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Ephraim F. Miller, Mar 3, 1854

"Dear Colonel, I sent the letter to Miss Cushman. She seems to be doing wonders at the Haymarket. [...]"

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Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Apr 7, 1856

"[...] I met Miss Cushman, on Saturday, in the Strand, and she asked me to dinner, but I could not go, being already engaged to meet another actress! I have a strange run of luck as regards actresses, having made friends with the three most prominent…

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Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne to William D. Ticknor, Aug 15, 1856

"[...] Tell Colonel Miller that we had a call, at Blackheath, from his friends Miss Cushman and Miss Hayes, and that they spoke of him in the most friendly way [...]"

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Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne to William D. Ticknor, Jan 6, 1854

"[…] Tell Colonel Miller that his friend Miss Cushman dined and spent the night with me (that is, in my house,) and that my wife and myself enjoyed her society very much. She spoke with great interest of him; and we both wished that he could have…

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Letter from Ned Cushman to Susan Muspratt, n.d. [before June, 1854]

The letter describes Ned Cushman's experience in the Naval Academy, Annapolis. It also mentions Charlotte, his aunt, who should have arrived in England at the time. Credit Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library…

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Letter from Ned Cushman to Susan Muspratt, n.d. [before June, 1854]

In this letter, Ned Cushman mentions Hays and Charlotte Cushman's friendship ("friends"). He tells his mother about financial concerns and gossip-related incidents both at the Naval Academy as well as the dangers for girls at boarding…

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Letter from Ned Cushman to Susan Muspratt, Oct 27, 1853

The letter sums up Ned's experience of the beginning at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He writes that he wanted to quit, he reports health problems and exam results. He also briefly alludes to Cushman's relationship with Hays. The letter…

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Letter from Robert Browning to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Jan 31, 1846

Robert Browning tells Elizabeth Barrett about seeing Cushman and her sister on stage, performing Romeo & Juliet: "I went last night, out of pure shame at a broken promise,-to hear Miss Cushman & her sister in "Romeo and Juliet"-the whole play…

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Letter from Robert Browning to Elizabeth Barrett, Aug 10, 1845

Robert Browning mentions "Miss Cushman, the new American actress (clever and truthful-looking)" in his letter to Elizabeth Barrett. Credit Armstrong Browning Library - The Browning Letters

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Letter from Robert Browning to Isa Blagden, Feb 8, 1860

Browning mentions a letter from Cushman in which she asks him whether she is to expect Blagden soon. Credit Armstrong Browning Library - The Browning Letters

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Letter from Robert Browning to Isa Blagden, Jan 1, 1860

Charlotte Cushman and Harriet Hosmer are living together in Rome. Credit Armstrong Browning Library - The Browning Letters

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Letter from Robert Browning to Isa Blagden, Jan 28, 1860

Robert Browning mentions Charlotte Cushman and Harriet Hosmer together, as friends of Isa Blagden. Credit Armstrong Browning Library - The Browning Letters

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Letter from Robert Browning to Isa Blagden, March 18, 1865

In a patronizing manner, Robert Browning speaks of the letter from March 3, 1865, which he received from Matilda Hays: "Miss Hays wrote to me for my signature to her petition for a literary pension: I thought it about the coolest proposal I remember,…

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Letter from Robert Browning to Isa Blagden, March 19, 1864

Isa Blagden is in Rome and Robert Browning asks her to give his "love to all old friends you see, Miss Cushman, Miss Stebbins,—Hatty & all indeed." Credit Armstrong Browning Library - The Browning Letters

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Letter from Robert Browning to Isa Blagden, Nov 19, [1867]

Robert Browning complains that "neither of them [Charlotte Cushman or Harriet Hosmer] ever signify their presence to me, when they come to London: it don’t much matter." Credit Armstrong Browning Library - The Browning Letters

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Letter from Robert Browning to William Wetmore Story, [March 29, 1854]

Robert Browning mentions that Grace Greenwood "has printed" the Brownings "flamingly in her book." Credit The Brownings Correspondence

Letter from Rosalie Sully to Charlotte Cushman, May 11, 1845

Rosalie Sully writes to Charlotte Cushman. Rosalie is heart-broken since the two had to go separate ways. To show her love, she is still wearing a ring and bracelet that Cushman gave her last summer. Rosalie is referring to a pledge on July 6, 1844,…

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