Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Chauncey I. Filley, St. Louis, to Mrs. Nettie Harney Beauregard. Encloses a print made of him in May 1869. Recalls the New Orleans Mississippi Valley Commercial Convention of that period and adds that the picture may be significant for that reason. Speaks of his friendship with Gen. John Bullock Clark, Jr. and Senator Cockrell. Individuals mentioned: President Oglesbie [Oglesby] and Mr. Rader [Perry S. Rader]. Places mentioned: Biloxi, Lake Borne, Lake Ponchartrain, and Mississippi River., 1917 Mar 13
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:
1917 Mar 13