Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed G.F. Filley, St. Louis, to Parents, Bloomfield, Conn. The western rivers are nearly dry. Business is dull. There is a great quantity of produce going forward. The balance of trade is now in our favor. We look forward for better times. We are now producing considerably more than is consumed. (Purchased from Symmachus Trading Co. on June 1, 1955), 1842 Oct 27
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:
1842 Oct 27