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 Marilla Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1882 November 29
Marilla Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, 1882 November 29
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    • Creator: Smith, Marilla.
    • Description: Topics include her work at home, the difficulties of Edward's traveling, and the high cost of living in California.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Myrtie Grean to Katherine Fletcher\, 1883 June 28
    Myrtie Grean to Katherine Fletcher\, 1883 June 28
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      • Creator: Grean, Myrtie.
      • Description: Topics include her return from visiting and her mother's plans to visit Burlington.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Mamie Flagg to Katherine Fletcher\, 1884 November 20
      Mamie Flagg to Katherine Fletcher\, 1884 November 20
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        • Creator: Flagg, Mamie.
        • Description: Topics include teachers and classmates in Vermont, the election of Grover Cleveland, and the saloons in Minneapolis.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of M. [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1883]
        M. [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1883]
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          • Creator: [s.n.], M.
          • Description: Topics include a request that Katherine visit them in their illness and bring a bottle of birch beer.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 July 2
          Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 July 2
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            • Creator: L[eland?], Lucy.
            • Description: Topics include filling in with office work and preferring it to washing dishes.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 July 8
            Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1885 July 8
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              • Creator: L[eland?], Lucy.
              • Description: Topics include the activities and health of former friends and school mates, fourth of July activities, and Carrie's plans to visit Calais, VT.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Carrie\, Henrietta\, Ray\, Rhett\, and Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1885 September 19
              Katherine Fletcher to Carrie\, Henrietta\, Ray\, Rhett\, and Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1885 September 19
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                • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                • Description: Topics include drawings of a mud turtle, a key, a fish, a frog, and a scene entitled "Night Before Thanksgiving," her various activities in Johnson, VT, and flannel for dresses.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1885 or 1886?] December 20
                Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1885 or 1886?] December 20
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                  • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
                  • Description: Topics include Carrie attending an exhibition, Katherine purchasing slippers for Rhett, Katherine keeping her boarding account with Mrs. Tracy, and Henrietta not being able to visit her in Johnson.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [between 1885 and 1887] [September 22]
                  Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [between 1885 and 1887] [September 22]
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                    • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
                    • Description: Topics include the cold weather and fuel for Katherine's room at her boarding house.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1887 October 1]
                    Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1887 October 1]
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
                      • Description: Topics include a visit from Isa Hazen, whom Katherine's father had engaged for the winter term, boarding negotiations with the current teacher, Ida Barton, and Craig Fletcher's plans for the cattle drive.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family