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Fletcher, Richard, 1788-1861

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1788 - 1861

Biography

Richard Fletcher (January 8, 1788 – June 21, 1869) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. The brother of Governor Ryland Fletcher, he was born in Cavendish, Vermont on January 8, 1788. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806. He taught school in Salisbury, New Hampshire, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice there. He moved to Boston in 1819 and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839). Fletcher was not a candidate for renomination to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He served as a judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1848–1853, and died in Boston on June 21, 1869.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Nathan Lord letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 857411
Mss 857411
Date(s): 1857-07-11
Scope and Contents

Letter from Nathan Lord in Hanover, New Hampshire to Richard Fletcher, telling him that he hopes he will be able to attend the upcoming Trustees meeting.

Richard Fletcher document

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 821468
Mss 821468
Date(s): 1821-08-18
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 819307
Mss 819307
Date(s): 1819-05-07
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842273
Mss 842273
Date(s): 1842-04-23
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 838353
Mss 838353
Date(s): 1838-06-03
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 822377
Mss 822377
Date(s): 1822-06-27
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 824255
Mss 824255
Date(s): 1824-05-05
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 826465
Mss 826465
Date(s): 1826-08-15
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 826105
Mss 826105
Date(s): 1826-01-05
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 826121.1
Mss 826121.1
Date(s): 1826-01-21
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 827431
Mss 827431
Date(s): 1827-07-31
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 828900.1
Mss 828900.1
Date(s): 1828 to 1854
Abstract

In English.

Richard Fletcher letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 863363
Mss 863363
Date(s): 1863-06-13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Richard Fletcher in Boston to Sylvanus Thayer, telling him that his name is in a list of Trustees name in Thayer's will and wishes to have conference with Thayer about it.

Richard Fletcher prayers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859900
Mss 859900
Date(s): 1859 to 1863
Scope and Contents

Twenty-four page prayers and meditations from 1859-1863 by Richard Fletcher.

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