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 A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 11
A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 11
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    • Creator: Hamm, A.J.
    • Description: Topics include an offer to hire Katherine to canvass for their book.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 25
    A.J. Hamm to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 July 25
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      • Creator: Hamm, A.J.
      • Description: Topics include arrangements to meet Katherine in Hyde Park regarding employment.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 September 21 and September 22
      Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 September 21 and September 22
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        • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
        • Description: Topics include the birth of Bessie Fletcher and the various help around the house from neighbors, hired help, and the nurse.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Carrie Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 November 9
        Carrie Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 November 9
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          • Creator: Fletcher, Carrie.
          • Description: Topics include attending a lecture, a ring she has, and school ending for the term.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of [Jennie Perry] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 May 5
          [Jennie Perry] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 May 5
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            • Creator: Perry, Jennie.
            • Description: Topics include her teaching position in South Hero, VT, former schoolmates' activities, a conversation between her and Katie at the end of school, and a song called "The Normal Girls" sung by the Johnson Serenade Band while they were at school.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of H.W. Snelson to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 May 16
            H.W. Snelson to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 May 16
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              • Creator: Snelson, H.W.
              • Description: Topics include his love of music, the character and business of Toyah, Texas, his work in the mercantile business, the photograph he sends to Katherine, and his hope that she will send one of herself with her next letter.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Lyman Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, [1858?] April 23
              Lyman Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, [1858?] April 23
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                • Creator: Colton, Lyman.
                • Description: Topics include his recent activities, the health and activities of his family, the birth of his sister Verona's child, Sarah Eveline, and his desire to begin ministerial work.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1859 June 26 and 28
                Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1859 June 26 and 28
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                  • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                  • Description: Topics include her safe arrival at her new home in Neponset, Illinois.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of [Ellen Colton?] to Ruth Fletcher\, [circa 1856] November 29
                  [Ellen Colton?] to Ruth Fletcher\, [circa 1856] November 29
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                    • Creator: Colton, Ellen.
                    • Description: Topics include the death of her father, Zebina Colton.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1865 July 14
                    Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1865 July 14
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                      • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                      • Description: Topics include the effect of the war on Malcom, Iowa, their hard work on their farm, her children's health, and her opinion on the photgraphs which Ruth had sent to her.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family