Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Oliver Filley, Windsor, to Dear Child. Lamenting the misspent time of my past life in bringing up you and the rest of my family in so shiftless and loose a manner as I have without religious training. Prepare yourself for the future and do better., 1822 Feb 11
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers consist mainly of correspondence of Oliver D. and Giles F. Filley to their family in Connecticut, relating to early ventures in the tin and stove manufacturing business. Giles F. Filley's firm, the Excelsior Manufacturing Company, made the famous "Charter Oak" cooking stove. Also includes records pertaining to affairs and public service of Chauncey Ives Filley. These include Chauncey I. Filley's letterbook, 1862, containing only two letters, one of which discusses railway routes...
Dates:
1822 Feb 11