Wiley, Phillips, & Dresser

City: Anna

County: Union

State: Illinois

The Anna, Illinois real estate firm of Wiley, Phillips, & Dresser consisted of Benjamin L. Wiley, David L. Phillips, and Nathan Dresser. The partnership was in business by late in 1858 and was the successor to the firm of Ashley, Wiley & Company. The firm dissolved in March of 1860 upon Wiley’s retirement, and Phillips and Dresser joined with Cyrus Shick to form the successor firm of Phillips, Dresser, & Company.

Carl Wiley, “Makanda’s Col. Ben Wiley: A Grandson Remembers,” Illinois 19 (Summer 1980), 16; Olney Times (IL), 19 November 1858, 1:2; Jonesboro Gazette (IL), 25 December 1858, 3:1; Jonesboro Weekly Gazette (IL) 3 March 1860, 2:7; Illinois State Business Directory, 1860 (Chicago: J. C. W. Bailey, [1860]), 413.