Box 3
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Contains 1 Result:
Document of Chauncey I. Filley writes on pages of book, “What Nobody Ever Told Me” by Mrs. Chauncey I. Filley, happenings in their home; people they entertained; the last disabled soldier being carried out of the Fifth St. hospital; the death of the little Arkansas drummer boy; and evening repasts after card playing. Individuals mentioned: Pres. [Ulysses S.] Grant, [Mrs.] Grant, Nellie Grant [daughter], Genl. [W.S.] Rosecran, Rev. Montgomery Schuyler, [Ralph Waldo] Emerson, and Charles Sumner. Places mentioned: St. George’s Parish [St. Louis?] and Fifth St. Hospital [St. Louis?]., No date
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...
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