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- Della Oakes to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1889 December 25 and 1890 January 5
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Topics include Della's impressions of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, the activities and health of her children, and her suspicions of her Vermont relatives' attitudes toward her.
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- Della Oakes to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1889 December 16
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Topics include settling Della's husband's estate and her plans to visit her Uncle.
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- Carlos Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1888 March 25
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Topics include building a house, his sister Ellen's children, and the separation of Lemuel (Jr.?) and his wife.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1887 February 7
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Topics include the health and activities of Mary's family members and her desire for a visit from Andrew and Ruth.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1885 February 11
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Topics include a visit from Caleb Harvey's Boston relatives, teaching activities of Mary's son Clark, health and activities of other family members, and a request for information on her ancestors on the Fletcher side.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1884 October 28
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Topics include the death of Lyman and Nancy Colton, the death of Mrs. Oakes, Mary's son Clark's teaching activities, her daughter and son-in-law Lizzie and Frank's farming activities, and inquiries about family members, especially Craig's children: Katie, Rhett, Ray, and Carrie.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1884 August 5
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Topics include Mary's visits from Aunt Mandana Wyatt and Mary Harvey Underwood after her own return from visiting Ruth, a thirteen year old girl that is helping her, and the poor health of her brother Levi Pratt.
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- Cyrus Cornelius Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1884 June 8
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Topics include a visit from Cornelius' sister Mary Harvey and aunt Mandana Wyatt.
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- Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1883 October 10
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Topics include Lemuel's plans to visit with Mary (Harvey?), his stable but poor health, and the cool summer and reduced crop yields of 1883 in Indiana.
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- Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1883 March 17
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Topics include the death of Lemuel's wife Matilda.
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- W.P. Grout to Andrew Fletcher, 1881 September 17
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Topics include a recent visit to Vermont and the dry weather in New York and the effects on crops and prices.
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- Cyrus Cornelius Pratt to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1880 April 12
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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.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1878 November 20
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Topics include her son Clark's school studies, their family's land acquisitions in Kansas and plans to move there, and the difficulty making a profit in farming.
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- Lemuel Colton, Jr. to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1876 July 5 and Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher
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Topics include Lemuel, Jr.'s recent illness, the effects of the wet summer, the prices of produce, crops, and stock, and the health and activities of various family members.
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- Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1875 August 30
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Topics include the weather and crops and prices in Indiana, and his nephew Lyman's experiences with the grasshoppers in Kansas.
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- Lyman Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1875 February 9
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Topics include the death of his father Moses in 1868, the death of his sister Verona in 1872, his abuse as a boy at the hands of Enos Fletcher, his children and wife and their health, and the devestation in Kansas from the grasshoppers and the resulting famine and poverty affecting his family.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1873 December 23
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Topics include the marriage of her daughter Lizzie, land acquisitions in Kansas, rail and road projects in Vermont, and sending photographs of family members including Craig, his wife, and his daughter.
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- Lemuel Colton, Jr. to Ella Fletcher and Lemuel Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1868 December 27
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Topics include Lemuel Jr.'s school teaching and the death of Moses Shepard Colton.
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- Andrew Craig Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1866 July 8
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Topics include his work in a store in St. Albans, meeting friends on July 4, and his recent illness.
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- Mary Harvey to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1865 July 14
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Topics include the effect of the war on Malcom, Iowa, their hard work on their farm, her children's health, and her opinion on the photgraphs which Ruth had sent to her.