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Fletcher, Thomas Clement

soldier, governor, was born Jan. 21, 1827, in Jefferson county, Mo. In 1865-69 he was governor of Missouri, and issued the proclamation abolishing slavery in that state. FLETCHER, WILLIAM BALDWIN, physician, author, was born Aug. 18, 1837, in Indianapolis, Ind. He is a physician, and since 1883 has been superintendent of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane.

He is the author of Cholera, Its Characteristics, History, etc. FLETT, FLORENCE LILLIAN GIL- LETTE, dramatist, poet, was born Oct. 3, 1851, near Birmingham, Mich. She is the only child of Mrs. Lucia Fidelia Woolley Gillette, an eminent divine and poet. She received a thorough education in music and in languages; was a successful teacher; and attained success in the dramatic profession in England, the continent and the United States. After her marriage to Mr. George A. Flett of England, she retired to domestic life. In conjunction with her mother she has published a volume entitled Floating Leaves.