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Innovation. It’s in our blood. It’s the enduring thread that runs through our history and continues to move us forward. As long as there are customers to be helped, we’ll keep at it. And keep sharing our stories here. Welcome.

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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryNovember 4, 1868

French immigrant and gold miner Amable Gen needed to find door knobs for his new home. He asked his local Wells Fargo agent to help. In addition to banking, Wells Fargo used its network of offices to help customers with all sorts of errands.
A yellow envelope called a commission envelope. It includes instructions written from one Wells Fargo agent to another. All related paperwork was placed inside the envelope. This commission includes directions from the agent in Columbia, California, to the office in San Francisco to buy five double knobs for inside doors without locks for A. Gen.

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Equal parts innovation and endurance, we have a long history of helping customers do new and amazing things. You might say getting things done is our specialty.

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Our collection of artifacts and images document a great deal of America’s history and serve as valuable research material to historians and communities.

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A partnership born to solve challenges

Throughout their lives, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co., were known for their innovation and dedication to customers.

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