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 Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 January 3
Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 January 3
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    • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
    • Description: Topics include a visit to Katie's grandparents, local illnesses, not being able to come to hear lectures in Johnson, and the scarcity of money.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 September 10
    Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 September 10
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      • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
      • Description: Topics include activities of the family members.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 December 2
      Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 December 2
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        • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
        • Description: Topics include her illness and attempts to return home.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 December 3 and Carrie Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher
        Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 December 3 and Carrie Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher
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          • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta., Fletcher, Carrie.
          • Description: Topics include Andrew Craig successfully defending a suit against Mackie, Henrietta's foot injury, and Carrie's school studies.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 December 7
          Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1886 December 7
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            • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
            • Description: Topics include her health, her high marks in Algebra, two classmates failing, weekend lectures at the school, and a "Whittier's Reception".
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 February 25
            Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 February 25
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              • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
              • Description: Topics include Carrie visiting a friend, sewing projects, and Rhett's improved health.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Carrie Fletcher\, 1887 March 5
              Katherine Fletcher to Carrie Fletcher\, 1887 March 5
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                • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                • Description: Topics include sending paper and her studies and washing.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Julie [Galushia] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 March 14
                Julie [Galushia] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 March 14
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                  • Creator: Galushia, Julie.
                  • Description: Topics include the abundance of snow, returning former classmates, and an advisory committee election.
                  • Parent Collections: 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