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 and Andrew Fletcher\, 1887 February 7
Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher\, 1887 February 7
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    • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
    • Description: Topics include the health and activities of Mary's family members and her desire for a visit from Andrew and Ruth.
    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
    Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher and to Ella [s.n.]\, 1892 December 29
    Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher and to Ella [s.n.]\, 1892 December 29
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      • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
      • Description: Topics include Andrew Fletcher's death, some unexplained trouble that ensued for Ruth Fletcher and was resolved by Charles Hogan, and Ruth's plans to move in with her daughter Ella and husband.
      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
      Miniature of Catherine Smith photographic portrait
      Catherine Smith photographic portrait
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        • Creator: Unidentified.
        • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
        Miniature of George B. Smith photographic portrait
        George B. Smith photographic portrait
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          • Creator: Unidentified.
          • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
          Miniature of Lucy Baker photographic portrait
          Lucy Baker photographic portrait
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            • Creator: Unidentified.
            • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
            Miniature of Wilmer Hill photographic portrait
            Wilmer Hill photographic portrait
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              • Creator: Merrill, [s.n.].
              • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
              Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, undated
              Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, undated
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                • Creator: Harvey, Mary.
                • Description: Topics include clothing for Ruth's children, and family members' health.
                • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                Miniature of Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1845 June 25
                Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1845 June 25
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                  • Creator: Colton, Lemuel.
                  • Description: Topics include the death of Ruth's and Andrew's youngest child and Lemuel's and Moses Shepard's farming activities in Indiana.
                  • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                  Miniature of Maria Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 October 4 and Lydia Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, [1846?] October
                  Maria Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1846 October 4 and Lydia Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, [1846?] October
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                    • Creator: Fletcher, Maria., Colton, Lydia.
                    • Description: Topics include church meetings, the health of family members and friends, and Lydia's work and pay.
                    • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family
                    Miniature of Lyman Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, 1855 August 28
                    Lyman Colton to Ruth Fletcher\, 1855 August 28
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                      • Creator: Colton, Lyman.
                      • Description: Topics include his father's (Moses Shepard) visit to Vermont, the state of their crops, and the high number of illnesses in their area.
                      • Parent Collections: Fletcher Family