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 Carrie Blodgett to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1886] May 10
Carrie Blodgett to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1886] May 10
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    • Creator: Blodgett, Carrie.
    • Description: Topics include recalling sledding with Katherine and her dislike of another girl.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Andrew Craig Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1886 January 16]
    Andrew Craig Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1886 January 16]
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      • Creator: Fletcher, Andrew Craig.
      • Description: Topics include six dollars towards Katherine's boarding account with Mrs. Tracy.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1887 January?]
      Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, [circa 1887 January?]
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        • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
        • Description: Topics include Rhett's illness.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of S. [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, no year July 15
        S. [s.n.] to Katherine Fletcher\, no year July 15
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          • Creator: [s.n.], S.
          • Description: Topics include paying Katherine a visit.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of [Sarah Nolan?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 January 8
          [Sarah Nolan?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 January 8
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            • Creator: Nolan, Sarah.
            • Description: Topics include her illness, the illnesses of her aging extended family members, and her plans to send Katherine photographs.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 February 13
            Lucy L[eland?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1886 February 13
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              • Creator: L[eland?], Lucy.
              • Description: Topics include Katherine's absence at Johnson State Normal School for the current term, Lucy's work in the office, and events of the dramatic club.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Nida George to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 April 9
              Nida George to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 April 9
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                • Creator: George, Nida.
                • Description: Topics include how school and classmates are this term, her new teaching position in a village school, and her intentions to flirt a lot in the summer.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Katherine Fletcher to Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1887 April 23
                Katherine Fletcher to Andrew Craig Fletcher\, 1887 April 23
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                  • Creator: Fletcher, Katherine.
                  • Description: Topics include paying her board and school expenses and her plans to work after school.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Nida George to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 May 2
                  Nida George to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 May 2
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                    • Creator: George, Nida.
                    • Description: Topics include her first day teaching school in Lower Stowe, the schoolhouse and scholars, a visit from Mr. Chase (a former schoolmate?), inquiries about former schoolmates, and taking the teacher's examination.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 November 13
                    Henrietta Fletcher to Katherine Fletcher\, 1887 November 13
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                      • Creator: Fletcher, Henrietta.
                      • Description: Topics include the end of the school term in Jeffersonville, purchasing two Jersey cows and a team of oxen, purchasing under wear for the children, and looking forward to Katherine's visit home.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family