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 Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1886 December 18]
Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1886 December 18]
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    • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
    • Description: Topics include Rhett's nervous illness and a reversal of a law suit in their favor.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1887 October 6]
    Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1887 October 6]
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      • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
      • Description: Topics include visiting the Perhams instead of coming to Johnson, looking at a cloak for Katherine, possibly buying a house, and attending a Temperance lecture.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of [Catherine Smith?] to [Henrietta Fletcher?]\, [not after 1886 February 26]
      [Catherine Smith?] to [Henrietta Fletcher?]\, [not after 1886 February 26]
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        • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
        • Description: Topics include money lent to M.N. Riley.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Edward C. Smith to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1886]
        Edward C. Smith to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1886]
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          • Creator: Smith, Edward C.
          • Description: Topics include not being able to help her financially with her education.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, [circa 1887 November]
          Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, [circa 1887 November]
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            • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
            • Description: Topics include her weekend studying, meeting with Professor Campbell, worrying about graduating, and needing money.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Blanch Ervins to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 March 11
            Blanch Ervins to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 March 11
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              • Creator: Ervins, Blanch.
              • Description: Topics include activities and schoolwork at Johnson State Normal School.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 March 11
              Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 March 11
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                • Creator: L[eland?], Lucy.
                • Description: Topics include Katherine's plans to return to school the following term and her teaching school, Lucy's term as president of "club," her course work, and the death of her Grandfather Leland.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of George B. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 June 14
                George B. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 June 14
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                  • Creator: Smith, George B.
                  • Description: Topics include a prospective buyer for the 18 acre family lot in Burke, NY.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 September 11
                  Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 September 11
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                    • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                    • Description: Topics include the beginning of the fall term, her classes, and her fellow boarders.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 September 17
                    Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 September 17
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
                      • Description: Topics include Ray's recent "worm fit," entertaining Carrie's friends, and Katherine staying at school over the weekends.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family