Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter of G.F. Filley, St. Louis, to brother, John Bloomfield, Conn. Dwight and Velina start in the morning for Connecticut. Good description of prairie lands, mines, etc., in Missouri and Illinois., 1838 Jan 12
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:
1838 Jan 12