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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, July 15, 1868
Cushman has sent packages to London and mentions an essay (written by Elizabeth Peabody as indicated in a letter from Cushman to Annie Fields) about the genius of Hawthorne which may encourage more public attention to the Marble Faun. Cushman…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Apr 17, 1845
The letter discusses an incident of "beastly conduct of a woman" who Charlotte once defended and called her "intimate friend." Charlotte fears being "implicated by any misrepresentation of hers." Charlotte hopes that her mother's "account was a…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Nov 18, 1844
Cushman Cushman tells her mother that she has safely arrived in England, and did not get as seasick as she expected on the journey. She feels lonely in "exile" but expects to make some "friends" due to the 70 letters of introduction that she has…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Sarah Anderton [?], Feb 1, [no year]
![CCP 7, 2219-2222, 2245-2248, 2314-2317, CC to Sanderton, Feb 1, [no year] - OV.pdf](https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/files/square_thumbnails/4085f2ce633d04ec62c4df8a9a605fc2.jpg "CCP 7, 2219-2222, 2245-2248, 2314-2317, CC to Sanderton, Feb 1, [no year] - OV.pdf")
Cushman has not been able to write to Anderton as she has been "crowded with visitors." She grows tired of having to follow etiquette "while [her] head & heart are aching." Her employment is renewed until Feb 27, afterward, she will travel to…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Sarah Anderton [?], June 15, [no year]
![CCP 7, 2219-2222, 2245-2248, 2314-2317, CC to Sanderton, June 15, [no year] - OV.pdf](https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/files/square_thumbnails/0bf9eaaf5039f27ac3513d0a49aad9e8.jpg "CCP 7, 2219-2222, 2245-2248, 2314-2317, CC to Sanderton, June 15, [no year] - OV.pdf")
Cushman exchanges poems with Anderton and praises her writing. She has reunited with Eliza Cook, who is disappointed that Cushman is so preoccupied with her engagements.Cushman comments on the poor behavior of Mr. S. [Stamnes?] and states that she…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Sarah Josepha Hale, Sep 22, 1830
Harold Moulton sends photostatic copies of two autographed letters to Lorenz in this correspondence. For the transcription of the second letter, see Item 1020.The first letter is from Charlotte Cushman to Mrs Sarah J. Hale, Editor of “Lady’s Book”…
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 the Fields family, Apr 16, 1872
Cushman suffers from her strained vocal chords, a cancelled reading event, and the resulting financial loss. She draws James Fields's attention to a 'Peace Saga' that Cushman wants him to publish in the Atlantic. She explicitly mentions that she…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Unknown [Rosalie Sully], Glasgow, Nov 30, [1845]
Charlotte Cushman laments the "restrained expression" of the addressee in letters addressed to Charlotte. She met the addressee when the latter was 18 years old. The addressee has blue eyes and Cushman repeatedly assures the addressee of her love.…
Letter from E. B. Fisher to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 7, 1836
Fisher asks Charlotte Cushman to refrain from contacting him again. He expresses a firmly rooted disappointment in and aversion to society ("a scandal loving world"). Fisher touches upon an issue of Cushman being involved ("intimacy") with the…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, July 6, 1878
Emma Stebbins thanks Anne Whitney for her kind words about the Cushman-memoir and mentions the letters of praise she has received about the book. Stebbins also asks for information about Dr. Mitchell, famous for his rest cure, and the charges…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, June 19, 1878
Emma Stebbins responds to Anne Whitney's reaction to reading Charlotte Cushman: Letters and Memories of Her Life.
Credit
Wellesley College Archives, Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4): Correspondence. 2010.
Letter from Grace Greenwood to John G. Whittier, Sept 9, 1849
Greenwood writes to Whittier about her Greenwood Leaves, the first series is about to be published by Ticknor & Fields. She laments that she is only allowed to include stories but no letters. Ticknor and Fields, however, offered her to publish a…
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 28, 1874
Helen Hunt is unsure of whether Charlotte Cushman received her note in Boston, since she did not know the exact address. Helen Hunt mentions that Cushman is leaving for California and Hunt inquires about when exactly that will be, being optimistic…
Mrs. Walker's Reminiscences of the Life of the World-Renowned Charlotte Cushman (1876)
The biography traces Cushman's successful career and mentions many business partners and friends. However, it excludes every references to Cushman's same-sex relationships. It is published after Charlotte Cushman's death.The Cushman-Macready-…
Record of the Metropolitan Fair in Aid of the United States Sanitary Commission Held at New York in April 1864
The excerpt praises Cushman's performance of "Macbeth" together with Edwin Booth retrospectively""It was perhaps the most memorable of all the public performances given to the Sanitary Commission."The record ispublished in 1867, three years after the…
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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…