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Fletcher, Lafayette G. M., 1830 - 1910. Papers, 1884 - 1945

 Collection — Folder: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0171

Abstract

This collection contains information about Lafayette G. M. Fletcher, one of Mankato's pioneer residents. Included in the collection are: a letter to Fletcher, newspaper articles about his role in the community, photographs, memorials to Fletcher, newspaper clippings of his obituary, and the obituaries of his daughters.

Dates

  • 1884-1945

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Biographical / Historical

Lafayette G. M. Fletcher was born in Stockholm, New York, February 13, 1830. He grew up on his family's farm, and attended school at St. Lawrence and Ogdensburg Academies. He taught school for five years, then moved west and settled in Mankato in 1854. Fletcher married Lucina Bacon in Canton, New York in 1858. They had four children together; Lucina Fletcher died in 1870. While in Mankato, Lafayette Fletcher worked on the government survey of Blue Earth County, farmed, was involved in grain storage and real estate sales, was president of the Mankato Savings Bank, and served on the Mankato school board. He was also elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 1883, and served one term.

Fletcher married Susan Marshman Dyer in New Sharon, Maine in 1872. Their seven children included artist Gilbert Fletcher and May Fletcher. L. G. M Fletcher died at his Mankato homestead January 21, 1910.

Biographical information found in The Daily Review, Mankato, January 21, 1910.

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet (1 folder 13 documents)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Robert Berquist donated this collection in July 1975.

Related Materials

Fletcher, Susan Marshman Dyer (1845 – 1941). Letters, 1867 – 1869. SMHC Manuscript Collection 168.

Fletcher, Gilbert M. (1883 – 1933). SMHC Collection 0170.

Title
SMHC Collection 0171. Fletcher, Lafayette G. M. (1830 - 1910). Papers, 1884 - 1945
Status
Completed
Date
1976-01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2000-09: Finding aid revised by Robert Russell

Repository Details

Part of the Southern Minnesota Historical Center Repository

Contact:
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029