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\, 1887 July 7
Edward C. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1887 July 7
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    • Creator: Smith, Edward C.
    • Description: Topics include a camping trip he took with his son Carl to Yosemite, settling his share of their Mother's estate, and his business prospects.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of [Mamie Flagg?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 5
    [Mamie Flagg?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 5
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      • Creator: Flagg, Mamie.
      • Description: Topics include attending a (Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour?) Convention by taking a sailboat across the lake, activities with her friends, Katherine teaching, and she not.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Carrie Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 December 6
      Carrie Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 December 6
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        • Creator: Fletcher, Carrie.
        • Description: Topics include a new teacher at the Jeffersonville school, speaking a piece at a public recitation, and a request that Katherine send another piece for her to learn.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Lucy [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 February 11
        Lucy [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 February 11
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          • Creator: [s.n.], Lucy.
          • Description: Topics include the death of Mrs. Campbell.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Classmates at Johnson State Normal School\, 1888 March 3
          Katherine Fletcher to Classmates at Johnson State Normal School\, 1888 March 3
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            • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
            • Description: Topics include her activities since graduation and recalling good times with her classmates.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Lucy [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 April 24
            Lucy [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 April 24
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              • Creator: [s.n.], Lucy.
              • Description: Topics include Katherine's sudden departure for Malone, former schoolmates, and a trip to Burlington to visit the family of her brother's fiancee.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Gene [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 June 4
              Gene [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 June 4
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                • Creator: [s.n.], Gene.
                • Description: Topics include Katherine's recent illness, a couple of local dramatic productions, her visit to Katherine's village, Johnson neighbors, and Katherine's former schoolmates.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Moses S. Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1837 September 17
                Moses S. Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1837 September 17
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                  • Creator: Colton, Moses Shepard.
                  • Description: Topics include inquiries about his children and family members and his plans to move west if he sells his place.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Lydia Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 January 9 and Maria Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 January 10
                  Lydia Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 January 9 and Maria Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 January 10
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                    • Creator: Colton, Lydia., Fletcher, Maria.
                    • Description: Topics include Lydia's work helping Mrs. Swan, who is sick, the ill health of Hammon(?), and the mental instability of Enos Fletcher.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Mary Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1849 April 8
                    Mary Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1849 April 8
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                      • Creator: Pratt, Mary.
                      • Description: Topics include her work, her brother Cornelius' work, eating warm sugar, and the health and activities of those around her.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family