Greenwood regrets that Fields is still not able to come to Lynn. She has two additional "imitations" which she wishes to show him. Furthermore, she thinks it best to include the copyright article before the letters in the volume. "A literary friend"…
Greenwood has sent the material for the book and asks Fields to sent her the proof any time after the 25th to Philadelphia. She will not be able to visit Boston this fall as her health does not allow it so Fields must correct the proof himself if he…
Greenwood asks Fields to make alterations to her letters written to the National Press and Home Journal. She has arrived in Lynn the day before and met Whittier at the depot. She hopes that Whittier, Whipple, and Fields will arrive in Lynn together…
Greenwood's brother has informed Fields of her state of health. She nearly died and is still quite weak but plans to return to Boston in two weeks if her health allows it. She fears that Fields is angry with her for the delay.Greenwood has excluded…
Greenwood and Anna Phillips want to attend Jenny Lind's concert. She asks Fields whether he knows of any acquaintances who would accompany them and whether he could purchase the tickets for them.
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Greenwood is pleased to hear of Fields' safe travels but regrets to hear about his recurring seasickness. She is currently staying with the Bennochs and enjoyed her travels in Ireland and Scotland, as mentioned in her Era correspondence. Delf and…
Greenwood informs Fields that the proof still has not arrived. She will express back the poems and telegraph a new title for the book which she hopes Fields will approve of. She also asks him to make alterations to the proof she had sent the day…
Greenwood states that the proofs have not arrived yet and stresses to never send them by express but by mail. She will return the proof as soon as possible after they will have arrived. Greenwood also expresses confusion about the title of the book…
Greenwood asks Fields why he will not send her proof and stresses again that he should not send by express as she does not want to carry the charges.She asks him for an advance of $25 as she is still waiting on remittance from…
Greenwood sends Fields a preface and encloses a letter to which he should respond immediately. Her acquaintances in the West are not able to procure a copy of Greenwood Leaves. She has discovered some typographical errors in the poems but hopes that…
Greenwood informs Fields that the Phrenological Journal will publish her portrait with a biographical sketch and a critique. She asks him to send the authors and writers a copy of Greenwood Leaves, the poems, and two Juveniles by express. She also…
Greenwood asks Fields about his insights on Mr. Tufts as he has not done so yet. She does not want to transfer such an extensive right for The Little Pilgrim to Mr. Tufts if he is not known as reliable. Greenwood also stresses that she will not feel…
Greenwood reports that she has almost recovered from her illness. She is pleased with Fields retaining "Haps and Mishaps" as the title of her book and thanks him for his favor regarding the damaged luggage. Greenwood wonders whether Fields will…
Greenwood asks Fields to send her the sheets of her poems and a printed version or manuscript of a story.
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Greenwood has just returned from Salem where has spent the day horseback riding, among other things. She agrees with the arrangement of the volume but wishes she had invested more time in revising the letters as they will be scrutinized upon…
In the first half of the letter, Greenwood writes as Sara J. Clarke to Fields. She will not be able to return the following fall but wants to meet him in Boston in the summer. Many of her articles need to be revised and cannot be published yet but…
Greenwood has recovered from her "brief, yet serious illness." She hopes to correct the poof in an intelligible manner and asks whether she is supposed to write the preface soon. She met a friend of Fields, Mr. Peabody of Portsmouth, who heavily…
Greenwood thanks Fields for the money he has sent her and apologizes for the delay of the corrected proof. She intends to take Fields' advice regarding agents and aims to compile a volume from the articles published in The Little Pilgrim at the close…
Greenwood informs Fields that she will send half of the proof by mail that night and the rest the following day.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Greenwood informs Fields that she sent a cake by express. It should have been posted much sooner but she has been "so excessively busy." The box, in which the cake is contained, is a rather tight fit so Fields should handle the cake carefully.…
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…