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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


    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


      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


        Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, 1883 February 22
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          • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
          • Description: Topics include details of Mary's work on their farm and house, her son Clark's work in school, her daughter Lizzie's and her son-in-law Frank's land in Beloit, Kansas,and their home, family, and material goods, her brother Cyrus Cornelius' money making schemes and how he left his wife for another woman, and her desire to visit Ruth in Vermont.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family


          Della Oakes to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1889 December 16
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            • Creator: Oakes, Della.
            • Description: Topics include settling Della's husband's estate and her plans to visit her Uncle.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family


            Carlos Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1888 March 25
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              • Creator: Colton, Carlos.
              • Description: Topics include building a house, his sister Ellen's children, and the separation of Lemuel (Jr.?) and his wife.
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family


              John Lester Barstow to Laura
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                • Creator: Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.
                • Date Created: 1863-10-25
                • Description: Two letters dated Oct 25 and Oct 27 with topics including marching, waiting, more marching, more waiting, lack of food due to road conditions, unable to forage for food, hot days, cold nights, the importance of picket duty, the unpopularity of General William B. Franklin, and the army returning to New Iberia, fear that mail may be lost due to capture of wagons by Rebels and fear to send any money by mail.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Lester Barstow Correspondence


                Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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                  • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                  • Date Created: 1862-10-21
                  • Description: Topics include Roswell Farnham‚Äôs foot injury.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                  S. P. Heintzleman to ?
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                    • Creator: Heintzleman, S. P.
                    • Date Created: 1861-06-05
                    • Description: Topics include orders prohibiting anyone from entering the premises or grounds of G. Mason.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                    Roswell Farnham to Laura
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                      • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                      • Date Created: 1862-12-02
                      • Description: Writes to his sister, Laura, of his new house at Camp Vermont, describing it being built of logs, its rooms, mentions first brigade of his division having left and may have gone to Fredericksburg, his trip to Washington DC to the opening of Congress in the Capitol, and inquires of home.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence