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 Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1888 May 12?]
Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [1888 May 12?]
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    • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
    • Description: Topics include Andrew Craig working on a "road machine" near Cambridge, VT, sending Katherine money when they get some, Carrie and Rhett preparing for a concert next Sunday, and looking forward to the end of Katherine's school term (teaching).
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Lemuel Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1838 August 13
    Lemuel Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1838 August 13
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      • Creator: Colton, Lemuel.
      • Description: Topics include the fine land and opportunities in Kirtland, Ohio, where he is visiting his cousin Josiah, the possibility of his mother drawing a pension, and the possibility of his brother Moses Shepard moving west to join him.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Harriet Fletcher to Ruth Colton\, 1839 May 7
      Harriet Fletcher to Ruth Colton\, 1839 May 7
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        • Creator: Fletcher, Harriet.
        • Description: Topics include the health and activities of her friends, neighbors, and family, and her desire that Ruth will come to Belvidere for a visit.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of George Sprague to Ruth Fletcher\, 1840 November 1
        George Sprague to Ruth Fletcher\, 1840 November 1
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          • Creator: Sprague, George.
          • Description: Topics include the schooling of Mary (Pratt?) and the settlement of their family's estate by the guardian of their property.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Carseldana Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, 1841 December 29
          Carseldana Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, 1841 December 29
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            • Creator: Colton, Carseldana.
            • Description: Topics include Methodist meetings in Ohio and her own illnesses.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Elias Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 August [3?]
            Elias Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 August [3?]
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              • Creator: Fletcher, Elias.
              • Description: Topics include his health regarding his arm, shoulder, and side, the birth of Andrew and Ruth's daughter, and Lydia's and Maria's work at the Harringtons.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Ira Clark to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher and Mary Clark to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1861 November 21
              Ira Clark to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher and Mary Clark to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1861 November 21
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                • Creator: Clark, Ira., Clark, Mary.
                • Description: Topics include the effects of Mary's father W. Power's (unnamed) action, advice to Craig to wait on enlisting, a request that Ella spend the winter with them, and the health of family members.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Cyrus Cornelius Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1880 April 12
                Cyrus Cornelius Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1880 April 12
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                  • Creator: Pratt, Cyrus Cornelius.
                  • Description: Topics include his work for the Burlington (IA) Insurance Company, his son, Clark, and expected birth of another child, and his plans to visit Vermont.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of E.W. Culver to Ruth Fletcher\, 1889 December 8
                  E.W. Culver to Ruth Fletcher\, 1889 December 8
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                    • Creator: Culver, E.W.
                    • Description: Topics include settling the estate of Della Oakes' husband. Culver appears to be Della Oakes' legal cousel.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1884 March 22
                    Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1884 March 22
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                      • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                      • Description: Topics include Mary's visit to see her brother Levi and his family in Michigan and framing her photographs from Ruth.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family