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Russell, Majors and Waddell


 
 

Russell, Majors and Waddell was a partnership that operated the Pony ExpressPony Express

The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast,...
 and other shipping businesses in the American West during the 1850s and early 1860s. It was headquartered in Lexington, MissouriLexington, Missouri

Lexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States....
. In 1862 it was bought out by Ben HolladayBen Holladay

Benjamin "Ben" Holladay was known as the "Stagecoach King" until his routes were taken over by Wells Fargo in 1866....
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The three partners in the firm were William Hepburn RussellWilliam Hepburn Russell

William Hepburn Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B....
, Alexander MajorsAlexander Majors

Alexander Majors was a U.S. businessman, who along with William Hepburn Russell and William B....
, and William B. WaddellWilliam B. Waddell (Pony Express founder)

William B. Waddell along with William Hepburn Russell and Alexander Majors were the founders, owners, and operators of the P...
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