Fletcher Family

The Fletcher Family collection includes family correspondence from the period 1826-1903 and photographs from circa 1860-1890. The material comes from the Fletcher Family subseries of the Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers, which contains family papers collected by Consuelo's mother, Katherine Fletcher Northrop. The correspondence included in this collection was collected by Ruth Allen Colton Fletcher, Henrietta Smith Fletcher, and Katherine Fletcher. Ruth was born in 1810 or 1811 to Lydia and Lemuel Colton of Sharon, VT. She married Andrew Fletcher in 1839, and lived in Waterville, Belvidere, and then Johnson, VT until her death, circa 1903. Her oldest surviving child was Andrew Craig Fletcher, who married Henrietta Smith in 1869. Henrietta was born in 1845 to Catherine and George Smith of Burke, NY. Katherine Fletcher was born in 1870 to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher of Jeffersonville, VT. She attended Johnson State Normal School from 1885-1887, graduating in January 1888. The correspondence describes the experiences of several family members who moved west to New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and California. The correspondents recount in great detail the work of creating and managing their farms in these new states or territories, and many letters give meticulous lists of the prices of land, grains, stock, and groceries. The families in this correspondence endure a great deal of sickness and deaths and these as well as some accounts of their medical treatments are described in the letters. There are a few letters from Enos Fletcher and Charles Hogan that are from the Civil War, and several letters refer to the War and its effects on their communities. There is an account of the "St. Albans Raid" by Ruth's son Andrew Craig Fletcher, who was working in St. Albans at the time. Katherine Fletcher's correspondence with her family and classmates document her life and studies at Vermont's teacher training institution twenty years into its history as such.

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63 Fletcher, Henrietta. 50 Fletcher, Katherine. 33 Smith, Catherine. 31 Harvey, Mary. 30 Smith, Edward C. 27 Fletcher, Carrie. 23 Colton, Lemuel. 20 Unidentified. 14 Smith, George B. 13 Hubbard, Willis. 12 Fletcher, Andrew Craig. 11 Flagg, Mamie. 9 Colton, Moses Shepard. 8 [s.n.], Joe. 6 Colton, Ellen. 6 Colton, Lyman. 6 Guild, Tom. 6 Jagua, Betsey Verona. 6 L[eland?], Lucy. 6 Pratt, Cyrus Cornelius. 5 Colton, Lydia. 5 Fletcher, Harriet. 5 Smith, Lucy. 4 Colton, Betsey Verona. 4 Gauvin Brothers 3 Fletcher, Ruth. 3 George, Nida. 3 Merrill, [s.n.]. 3 Newcomb, Will. 3 Perry, Jennie. 3 Smith, Marilla. 2 Barton, Ida. 2 Colton, Carlos. 2 Colton, Curtis. 2 Colton, Lemuel Jr. 2 Colton, Lois. 2 Colton, Zebina. 2 D.C. Heath & Co. 2 Davis, Cora. 2 Fletcher, Elias. 2 Fletcher, Maria. 2 Hamm, A.J. 2 Johnson, Mary A. 2 Nolan, Sarah. 2 Oakes, Della. 2 Pratt, Mary. 2 Sprague, George. 2 [s.n.], Lucy. 1 Allen, Viola. 1 Alvord, S.H. 1 Barton, H. 1 Blodgett, Carrie. 1 Carbee, Julie. 1 Carey, E.M. 1 Carroll, Carrie. 1 Church, Ellen. 1 Clark, Ira. 1 Clark, Mary. 1 Cleveland, Mrs. G.D. 1 Colton, Arvilla. 1 Colton, Carseldana. 1 Colton, Lue. 1 Cornell, Marion. 1 Culver, E.W. 1 Day, Angie. 1 Dixon, Ashley. 1 Ervins, Blanch. 1 Fallangton, Harry. 1 Fletcher, Andrew. 1 Fletcher, Enos. 1 Fletcher, Jane. 1 Galushia, Julie. 1 Grean, Myrtie. 1 Gris, Clara. 1 Grout, W.P. 1 Harrington, Gertie. 1 Hobart, Lizzie. 1 Hodgkin, Harriet. 1 Hogan, C.P. 1 Hogan, Charles. 1 Horner, Maria. 1 Huard and Langlois 1 Maude, Carrie. 1 Melvin, Addie. 1 Perham, Harriet. 1 Pettengill, P.H. 1 Powell, P.A. 1 Powers, Mary M. 1 Powers, Mary. 1 Quimby, Addie. 1 R., Lulu F. 1 Shepard, Isaac. 1 Smith, Carl. 1 Smith, Katie. 1 Snelson, H.W. 1 Sprague, Martha. 1 T., Almira. 1 Thompson, C.R. 1 Thorp, Ida. 1 Thorp, Isa. 1 [Burnell], [M.S.?]. 1 [Fallangton?], Harry. 1 [Herrick?], E.D. 1 [Whipple], [Mrs. Abed?]. 1 [s.n.], Alberta. 1 [s.n.], Burton. 1 [s.n.], Ella. 1 [s.n.], Florence. 1 [s.n.], Gene. 1 [s.n.], M. 1 [s.n.], Nate. 1 [s.n.], S.

477 Fletcher Family
Miniature of A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 11
A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 11
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    • Creator: Hamm, A.J.
    • Description: Topics include an offer to hire Katherine to canvass for their book.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 25
    A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 25
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      • Creator: Hamm, A.J.
      • Description: Topics include arrangements to meet Katherine in Hyde Park regarding employment.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Addie Melvin to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 December 9
      Addie Melvin to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 December 9
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        • Creator: Melvin, Addie.
        • Description: Topics include recovering her rubbers.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Addie Quimby to Della Oakes\, 1879 April 26
        Addie Quimby to Della Oakes\, 1879 April 26
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          • Creator: Quimby, Addie.
          • Description: Topics include her visit to Craig Fletcher's house, her cousin Albert Quimby, and a swindle affecting Andrew Fletcher.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Alberta [s.n.] to [Katherine Fletcher]\, 1886 February 13
          Alberta [s.n.] to [Katherine Fletcher]\, 1886 February 13
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            • Creator: [s.n.], Alberta.
            • Description: Topics include the addressee's return to health and supposed marriage and a reply to a literary query. This appears to be a joke letter to Katie Fletcher from her roomate of the previous term, Bertie.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Alma Daggett photographic portrait
            Alma Daggett photographic portrait
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              • Creator: Gauvin Brothers
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Andrew Craig Fletcher and Henrietta Fletcher photographic portrait
              Andrew Craig Fletcher and Henrietta Fletcher photographic portrait
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                • Creator: Unidentified.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Andrew Craig Fletcher photographic portrait
                Andrew Craig Fletcher photographic portrait
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                  • Creator: Unidentified.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Andrew Craig Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1864 October 20
                  Andrew Craig Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1864 October 20
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                    • Creator: Fletcher, Andrew Craig.
                    • Description: Topics include a raid and bank robbery, which became known as the "St. Albans Raid."
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Andrew Craig Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1865 July 5 and July 10
                    Andrew Craig Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1865 July 5 and July 10
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Andrew Craig.
                      • Description: Topics include his office work and postponing his visit home.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family