Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Correspondence of the Filley family. Letters of G.F. Filley mention closing drinking shops during election; the ’60 panic, though not as bad as that of ’57; and trouble at the foundry with the moulders at the Filley Stove Co. (Gift of Wilbur J. Filley, San Marina, Calif., October 25, 1954), 1860
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:
1860