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. 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 Unidentified. 3 Fletcher, Ruth. 3 George, Nida. 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 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 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.

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452 Fletcher Family
Miniature of Edward C. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1874 February 2
Edward C. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1874 February 2
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    • Creator: Smith, Edward C.
    • Description: Topics include the improved health of his daughter, his accounts in Vermont, and the potential trade of goods between Vermont and California, especially sugar.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of George B. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1877 March 7
    George B. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1877 March 7
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      • Creator: Smith, George B.
      • Description: Topics include his intentions of entering public service in the aftermath of Hayes' presidential inauguration and his request of Henrietta to sign a discharge of mortgage so he can buy another house.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Unidentified to Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1879 January 16
      Unidentified to Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1879 January 16
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        • Creator: Unidentified.
        • Description: Topics include the author's inability to sell Craig's butter.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Lucy Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1879 November 27
        Lucy Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1879 November 27
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          • Creator: Smith, Lucy.
          • Description: Topics include knitting, the illness of Edward's daughter, and boarding Henrietta for a month.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [between 1885-1887?]
          Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [between 1885-1887?]
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            • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
            • Description: Topics include their family's attempt to buy a hotel.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Willis Hubbard to Katherine Fletcher\, [1884?] May 5
            Willis Hubbard to Katherine Fletcher\, [1884?] May 5
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              • Creator: Hubbard, Willis.
              • Description: Topics include traveling west through Chicago to Dakota Territory and his plans to get a job in a printing office.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Carrie Fletcher to [s.n.] Fitch\, 1885 February 2
              Carrie Fletcher to [s.n.] Fitch\, 1885 February 2
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                • Creator: Fletcher, Carrie.
                • Description: Topics include Miss Fitch pinching Carrie's arm.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of George B. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1885 May 11
                George B. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1885 May 11
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                  • Creator: Smith, George B.
                  • Description: Topics include a missing letter from Henrietta to her mother.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 June 1
                  Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 June 1
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                    • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
                    • Description: Topics include her guess about the condition of a young woman in the neighborhood and the return of students to school.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Edward C. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1885 November 15
                    Edward C. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1885 November 15
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                      • Creator: Smith, Edward C.
                      • Description: Topics include settling their mother's estate.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family