Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed O.D. Filley, St. Louis, to brother, Marcus L. Filley, Hartford, Conn. Discussion of guttering, tinware business, and possibly working with I. Mansfield to put between 5,000-6,000 feet of guttering at Jefferson Barracks. Mention of politics. Gallatin arrived from Washington last Wednesday. Judge Peck inquires of you. Last Saturday the Clay party gave a public dinner for Hon. Senator [David] Barton. Don’t be surprised if I go for [William H.] “Crawfordising,” improving the breeds by crossing them, and come home with a strapping black wench for a wife. Individuals mentioned: Marks, the Legislature, Henry Clay, Belden, Shannon, Edwards, John C. Calhoun, U.S. Bank, Andrew Jackson, Hill, and Martin Van Buren. Places mentioned: Washington, New Orleans, and Wintonburg., 1830 July 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:
1830 July 11