Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed O.D. Filley, St. Louis, to parents, Bloomfield, Conn., with an addition by his wife Velina. Descriptions of return trip to St. Louis. We arrived here this morning. Individuals mentioned: Thomas H. Benton and the Whig Party. (Gift of Wilbur J. Filley, San Marina, Calif., October 25, 1954), 1838 Nov 21
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 Nov 21