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                <text>&lt;p&gt;A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. &lt;a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/"&gt;list&lt;/a&gt;) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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                <text>1816-00-00/1920-00</text>
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            <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[2944] Dear Miss Cushman. &lt;br /&gt;Just come from Mr. Webster: With little to tell you beyond &lt;u&gt;the conviction&lt;/u&gt; that he is entertaining the thoughts — of you both. He could not give me My play there &amp;amp; then, as I wished – telling him that I did not &lt;u&gt;withdraw&lt;/u&gt; it, but was desirous to have it, +++ I went out of England, at your disposal. — &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;He then said, "I suppose then[?], the Miss C's. consider the play as forming part of their engagement any where"! I said "No – very decidedly not— tho' I +++ had to place it at the disposal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[2944 reverse]"of those who had expressed then a "willingness to appear in it – I was &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;"neither &lt;span style="text-decoration: line-through;"&gt;your&lt;/span&gt; their [inserted] agent, nor had they[?] &amp;amp; lightest "pretention to consider it as a &lt;u&gt;saddling&lt;/u&gt; "condition – I only wished, that as far "as I was concerned it might not be "considered as a part from them". Then I asked whether he could give me an idea as to the possibility of all [inserted] +++ but [?, inserted] with you by him. This he declined answering, for the same reasons, he said, as had prevented his answering your agents' note. On which we parted with assurances as the +++ say, "of the highest possible consideration". so that I shall +++ the M.S. with you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[2945] (which I +++ believe he is now considering, +++ I get it: Simply saying that should it suit &lt;u&gt;you&lt;/u&gt; to submit it any where during my absence – it may save trouble &amp;amp; crookedness &amp;amp; delay to be able to say – That as regards terms of its production, I am willing to do what is fair &amp;amp; liberal, provided I am met fairly &amp;amp; liberally. — I have seen your sister today &amp;amp; told &lt;span style="text-decoration: line-through;"&gt;you&lt;/span&gt; her pretty nearly as much as this: but I am a man of my word &amp;amp; still &lt;u&gt;write&lt;/u&gt; A letter directed &lt;u&gt;Poste Restante Venice&lt;/u&gt; will find her if dispatched before the 5&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; of September. Will you send me your &lt;u&gt;address&lt;/u&gt;, &lt;span style="text-decoration: line-through;"&gt;that whe&lt;/span&gt; or the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[2945 reverse] channel through which a letter may reach &lt;u&gt;you&lt;/u&gt;: as I forgot to get it. — And &lt;u&gt;won't&lt;/u&gt; you call on my little kind. pleasant, intelligent neighbour M&lt;sup&gt;r&lt;/sup&gt;. Arnould? — No. 18 of this Square – Whom I spirited up to call on you – She being in order of intruding on one so much&amp;nbsp; after — You will find pleasant +++ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;friendly repose[?] in their house. +++ pray keep my play locked up from every eye but y&lt;sup&gt;r&lt;/sup&gt;. own &amp;amp; y&lt;sup&gt;r&lt;/sup&gt;. sister's I +++ things die of being &lt;u&gt;talked of&lt;/u&gt;. In haste, very faithfully yrs Henry F. Chorley &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Monday August 4/45. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[2944, top left hand corner, vertical] I start the first thing Monday morning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872</text>
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            <text>15. Victoria Square L.S. Place, North Somerset, England</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;Chorley writes to Charlotte Cushman about his play that he wants to be performed at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Mr Webster. Chorley asks for Cushman's support.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Credit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.loc.gov/"&gt;Library of Congress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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