Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Marcus L. Filley, St. Louis, to father Oliver Filley, Wintonburg, Conn. News about living in St. Louis and boarding with Mr. Peck, a bachelor. Am sending this by Mr. Belden, formerly of Hartford and now a St. Louis merchant. How is everyone in school? With this I am sending silk weed, a medical plant, and instructions on how to use it. (Gift of Wilbur J. Filley, San Marina, Calif., October 25, 1954), 1829 Dec 14
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:
1829 Dec 14