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 Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, [1850?] January 13
Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, [1850?] January 13
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    • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
    • Description: Topics include her trip home previously and the entertaining she did, the activities of her brothers Cornelius and Levi, attending the New Years Ball in Peacham, and church meetings in the schoolhouse.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Lue Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, [circa 1893] February 23
    Lue Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, [circa 1893] February 23
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      • Creator: Colton, Lue.
      • Description: Topics include the hard winter they are having in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, how Della and her children are doing, and their plans to attend the World's Fair in Chicago.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Mary Pratt to Ruth Fletcher\, 1847 May 6 and Almira T. to Ruth Fletcher\, 1847 May 6
      Mary Pratt to Ruth Fletcher\, 1847 May 6 and Almira T. to Ruth Fletcher\, 1847 May 6
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        • Creator: Pratt, Mary., T., Almira.
        • Description: Topics include a measles outbreak in Winooski.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Jane Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1847 December 13 and Lydia Colton to Andrew Fletcher\, circa 1847 December 13
        Jane Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1847 December 13 and Lydia Colton to Andrew Fletcher\, circa 1847 December 13
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          • Creator: Fletcher, Jane., Colton, Lydia.
          • Description: Topics include Jane's failing health.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of [Mary Harvey?] to Ruth Fletcher\, 1850 December 11
          [Mary Harvey?] to Ruth Fletcher\, 1850 December 11
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            • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
            • Description: Topics include her difficulties with the father of a girl who was helping with her boarding house, Field's (?) departure for California, other departures, her eye trouble, and the health and activities of her children.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1853 July 16
            Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1853 July 16
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              • Creator: Colton, Lemuel.
              • Description: Topics include the deaths of their mother and of Carseldana, the fortunes of brother Moses Shepard Colton, the marriage of Verona, and the birth of their son Carlos.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1853 August 26
              Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1853 August 26
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                • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                • Description: Topics include the birth of her Mary's daughter, and the health of family members.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Isaac Shepard to Harry Dwinell\, 1866 January 28
                Isaac Shepard to Harry Dwinell\, 1866 January 28
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                  • Creator: Shepard, Isaac.
                  • Description: Topics include the whereabouts and deaths in the family, and the condition of Harry's sister Sally, who is insane.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Ellen Church to Ruth Fletcher\, 1869 August 22
                  Ellen Church to Ruth Fletcher\, 1869 August 22
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                    • Creator: Church, Ellen.
                    • Description: Topics include misunderstandings between them during her last visit and the state of her family and their farm.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher\, no year February 13
                    Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher\, no year February 13
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                      • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
                      • Description: Topics include the mild winter in Burke, NY, activities and health of family members, and her expectations of receiving a reply.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family