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Box 3

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Contains 1 Result:

Letter of [Mrs. Beauregard], St. Louis, to Hon. Chauncey I. Filley. Cannot give the exact date when her grandfather, Gen. Harney, transferred his home from Tennessee to Missouri. Gives an account of his many homes and the approximate dates when he bought them. Would like him to call and look over the pictures she has of her grandfather. Individuals mentioned: Goode Family and L.U. Reavis. Places mentioned: 4th and Walnut St., 30th and Locust St., Newsboys Home, Central, Franklin County, The Hermitage, Lucas Place, Sullivan, Harney’s Folly, Cabanne Place, Visitation Convent, and Pass Christian., 1919 Oct 4

 Item — Box: 3
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: 1919 Oct 4