Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed G.F. Filley, St. Louis, to Parent, Bloomfield, Conn. Business is very good. I hope to go to Europe next spring. I find by our books our sales this year were a little rising $26,800. Mr. Wing and his sister Mary will go to Florida tomorrow, a winter campaign. He hopes to settle about the first of May next. (Gift of Wilbur J. Filley, San Marina, Calif., October 25, 1954), 1843 Dec 30
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:
1843 Dec 30