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 Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher and Family\, 1884 July 10
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher and Family\, 1884 July 10
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    • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
    • Description: Topics include the farming activities in her community, the activities and health of family members, and her own loss of strength.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher and Family\, [circa 1884] January 27
    Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher and Family\, [circa 1884] January 27
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      • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
      • Description: Topics include making and dyeing clothes for young Rhett, the winter weather, and household activities.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, [circa 1884] March 4
      Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, [circa 1884] March 4
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        • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
        • Description: Topics include various injuries or illnesses in the family, the cold weather, Bent's attempts to get lumber for his barn, and young Eddie's mischief making.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, [circa 1884] April 29
        Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, [circa 1884] April 29
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          • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
          • Description: Topics include her poor health and weak arms and doctor's visits.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Edward C. Smith to [Henrietta Fletcher]\, undated
          Edward C. Smith to [Henrietta Fletcher]\, undated
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            • Creator: Smith, Edward C.
            • Description: Topics include his personal income and greetings to friends and family in Vermont.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Mamie Flagg to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 February 7
            Mamie Flagg to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 February 7
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              • Creator: Flagg, Mamie.
              • Description: Topics include her visit to see relatives in Illinois and viewing Paul Philippoteaux's Battle of Gettysburg panorama in Chicago.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Catherine Smith to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 March 23
              Catherine Smith to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 March 23
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                • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
                • Description: Topics include her poor health, especially her arms, an earthquake followed by a blizzard, and the various activities of family members.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Mary M.Powers to [Katherine Fletcher?]\, 1885 March 29
                Mary M.Powers to [Katherine Fletcher?]\, 1885 March 29
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                  • Creator: Powers, Mary M.
                  • Description: Topics include her snowy train ride home, making a dress, attending church, and helping her physician father with his work.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Clara Gris to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 June 11
                  Clara Gris to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 June 11
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                    • Creator: Gris, Clara.
                    • Description: Topics include finding baby birds in a field and plans to go berry picking.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1885 June 11
                    Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1885 June 11
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                      • Description: Topics include a request for her mother to visit.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family