https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/425c194ef6cdce84f519031d1dbea6e5.pdf 8c0e40aa4476d2fc6df82583f4f0c38e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Gossip--Published Gossip--Private Relationships--Networks Italy--Rome Description An account of the resource A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century. We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>." <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-00-00/1920-00 Letter A resource containing textual messages sent from one person to another or one person to many people. From The name and email address of the person sending the email Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872 To The name(s) and email address(es) of the person to whom the email was sent Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Location The location of the interview 13 Eaton Place West, London, UK Geocode (Latitude) 51.4948905 Geocode (Longitude) -0.1560697 Admin Comment Comments for further research, pending questions, tasks that still have to be completed short letter about grief and death, and nostalgia no transcription yet Text Any textual data included in the document [2927] Dear friend. — I cannot allow an hour to pass without offering you my sincerest sympathy. & begging that you will further tender it, to any one who will care to receive in it merely a simple passing +++  alleviation. It is of no comfort to say, that loss after loss. have so +++ me to tidings like the one the post brought, that the +++ is, not <del>that</del> when [inserted] any die, but that any are left alive. — True friends [2927 reverse] such make much of those they have left, — if only because when the +++ it [last three words inserted] grief is over, they can recall the old time & the old pleasures, with which no stranger can intermeddle. You have this comfort in yourself, to recollect the affectionate good offices of years — & to consider how much you were, essentially & vitally. to the dear sister taken away from you. But you will not think [2928] of this just yet – I will not oppress you with any more words, because, I believe you know what I am thinking & feeling. – being always, very faithfully & sincerely ys Henry F. Chorley Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, May 14, 1859 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859-05-14 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0503 Description An account of the resource Charlotte Cushman's sister Susan Meriman Muspratt has died, and Chorley offers his condolences. Credit <a href="https://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress</a>, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.  Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LoC, CCP 19:2927-2928 Subject The topic of the resource Death Friendship Muspratt, Susan Cushman, 1822-1859 Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 illness/death