Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
U.S. Arsenal pass issued to Chauncey I. Filley (facsimile). Note on pass in hand of Filley: [Filley] who, the day after the firing on Ft. Sumter, raised the first flag that floated to the breeze on a jobbing house in St. Louis., 1861 May 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:
1861 May 21