Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Series of letters of Mrs. James Lindsay, Ironton, Mo., Pioneer, to Chauncey I. Filley, recalling Gen. U.S. Grant’s stay at their home, using the place for military headquarters in 1861. Two postal pictures of the homestead., 1908
Item — Box: 2
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:
1908