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 Lemuel Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1835 September 20
Lemuel Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1835 September 20
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    • Creator: Colton, Lemuel.
    • Description: Topics include planning Ruth's visit to Sharon, VT, and work in the Mill.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Poem from Mary A. Johnson to Ruth Colton\, 1837 May 30
    Poem from Mary A. Johnson to Ruth Colton\, 1837 May 30
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      • Creator: Johnson, Mary A.
      • Description: A poem about friendship and separation.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, undated
      Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, undated
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        • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
        • Description: Topics include plans for visiting family and friends.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Elias Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1845 October 15
        Elias Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1845 October 15
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          • Creator: Fletcher, Elias.
          • Description: Topics include the deaths of their acquaintances and requests for items to be sent.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Betsey Verona Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, 1843 September and Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher and Lydia Colton\, 1843 November 4
          Betsey Verona Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, 1843 September and Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher and Lydia Colton\, 1843 November 4
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            • Creator: Colton, Betsey Verona., Colton, Lemuel.
            • Description: Topics include Carseldana's marriage with William Potter, Moses Shepard Colton's (Betsey Verona's father) move west, Moses Shepard's joining the Baptist Church, the value of wheat and corn, and farming and weather conditions in Ohio.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher and Lydia Colton\, 1849 July 1
            Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher and Lydia Colton\, 1849 July 1
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              • Creator: Colton, Lemuel.
              • Description: Topics include the birth of his son Lemuel, the health of his wife Matilda, Shepard's family's health and activities, the weather and farming activities in Indiana.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Carlos Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1853 March 2 and Zebina and Lois Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, undated and Curtis Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, undated
              Carlos Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1853 March 2 and Zebina and Lois Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, undated and Curtis Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, undated
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                • Creator: Colton, Carlos., Colton, Zebina., Colton, Lois., Colton, Curtis.
                • Description: Topics include the health of Curtis Colton, the death of an unnamed relative, the temperance movement, and family business activities.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Moses S. Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1855 October 28
                Moses S. Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1855 October 28
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                  • Creator: Colton, Moses Shepard.
                  • Description: Topics include the details of Moses' return trip from Vermont to Indiana, the family of Zebina, and the prices and conditions of their produce and stock.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1859 February 4 and February 7
                  Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1859 February 4 and February 7
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                    • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                    • Description: Topics include the sale of their properties, preparations to move, and Caleb's plans to go west.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of [Katherine Fletcher?] to Lucy Smith\, 1883 July 9
                    [Katherine Fletcher?] to Lucy Smith\, 1883 July 9
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                      • Description: Topics include a fourth of July outing to North Cambridge, VT, and the end of the school term activities.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family