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 [M.S. Burnell?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 March 29
[M.S. Burnell?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 March 29
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    • Creator: [Burnell], [M.S.?].
    • Description: Topics include having already filled the teaching position for the Spring term in the town of Wolcott.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of [Mrs. Abed Whipple?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 April 3
    [Mrs. Abed Whipple?] to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 April 3
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      • Creator: [Whipple], [Mrs. Abed?].
      • Description: Topics include teaching positions in and near North Pomfret, VT.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Will Newcomb to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 April [26?]
      Will Newcomb to Katherine Fletcher\, 1888 April [26?]
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        • Creator: Newcomb, Will.
        • Description: Topics include recalling former school days, his plans to go back to some other school, some of their mutual experiences, the activities of former schoolmates, and plans to ride a buggy in Waterville to prove they are still friends.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of Lemuel Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1837 September 10
        Lemuel Colton to Ruth Colton\, 1837 September 10
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          • Creator: Colton, Lemuel.
          • Description: Topics include the health and activities of family members and the marriage of the Cloughs.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of George and Martha Sprague to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, Mary Pratt\, and Lydia Colton\, 1843 July 2 and July 8
          George and Martha Sprague to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, Mary Pratt\, and Lydia Colton\, 1843 July 2 and July 8
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            • Creator: Sprague, George., Sprague, Martha.
            • Description: Topics include the health of Cornelius and Levi Pratt, their plans to visit, the condition of the Pratt children's estate, and the religious revival of the past winter.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Cyrus Cornelius Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, [1848?] February 10
            Cyrus Cornelius Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, [1848?] February 10
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              • Creator: Pratt, Cyrus Cornelius.
              • Description: Topics include his work and schooling, and the health of the Sprague family.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1859 March 20
              Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1859 March 20
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                • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                • Description: Topics include the sale of Mary and Caleb's house, Caleb's travels West to look for a place in Illinois or Kansas, and Mary's need of payment from Ruth.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1860 November 3
                Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1860 November 3
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                  • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                  • Description: Topics include their activities starting a farm in Malcom Iowa, the good land and good prospects of the country, and the nearness of Iowa State College in Grinnell.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Moses S. Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1862 February 14
                  Moses S. Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1862 February 14
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                    • Creator: Colton, Moses Shepard.
                    • Description: Topics include the state and value of his farm and stock, his poor health and that of family members, his opinions regarding emancipation, a few cases of small pox brought back by returning soldiers, and the activities of his family.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1864 April 19
                    Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1864 April 19
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                      • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                      • Description: Topics include the birth of her son, their work on the farm, and school teachers and qualification in Iowa.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family