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 Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1855 July 30
Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1855 July 30
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    • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
    • Description: Topics include a family visit, Uncle's hurt hand, runaway horses, the birth of a neighbor's daughter, and the sale of wood.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Ellen Colton to [Carlos Colton?]\, 1855 November 29
    Ellen Colton to [Carlos Colton?]\, 1855 November 29
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      • Creator: Colton, Ellen.
      • Description: Topics include Ellen's graduation, her work in a factory in Danville, and the death of her father, Zebina Colton. The letter is to one of her brothers, probably Carlos.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of [Mary Harvey?] to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1860 January 19
      [Mary Harvey?] to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1860 January 19
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        • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
        • Description: Topics include the prices of grains and stocks in Illinois, the village conditions and organizations, and the state of their farm. This letter is a fragment: the final page or pages are missing, including the closing signature. The attribution of authorship is based on the handwriting and topics of the letter.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Image Published with Transcript
        Image Published with Transcript
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          • Description: Topics include raising funds to hire Henrietta and Craig, his current debt, and a local fire.
          Miniature of Ruth Fletcher to Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1864 August 19
          Ruth Fletcher to Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1864 August 19
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            • Creator: Fletcher, Ruth.
            • Description: Topics include Ruth's distress at hearing of her son's plans to enlist in the war, the death of a cousin Laura, the health of his sister Ella, and the visit of Edson and his family.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Andrew Craig Fletcher to Family\, 1864 December 4
            Andrew Craig Fletcher to Family\, 1864 December 4
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              • Creator: Fletcher, Andrew Craig.
              • Description: Topics include arrests in St. Albans and his plans to go to school.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Catherine Smith to [Katherine Fletcher]\, no year March 23
              Catherine Smith to [Katherine Fletcher]\, no year March 23
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                • Creator: Smith, Catherine.
                • Description: Topics include Katherine taking music lessons and sugaring, and her own headaches.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Willis Hubbard to [Katherine Fletcher?]\, [circa 1884] June 2
                Willis Hubbard to [Katherine Fletcher?]\, [circa 1884] June 2
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                  • Creator: Hubbard, Willis.
                  • Description: Topics include the growth of Fargo, Dakota Territory, and his plans to move on to Monatana.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Lucy Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, undated
                  Lucy Smith to Henrietta Fletcher\, undated
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                    • Creator: Smith, Lucy.
                    • Description: Topics include the poor health of Catherine Smith.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Edward C. Smith\, 1885 May 5
                    Katherine Fletcher to Edward C. Smith\, 1885 May 5
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                      • Description: Topics include an application for a teaching position in San Jose, California.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family