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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryAugust 17, 1855

The Sacramento Valley Railroad made its initial test run in California’s capital city. When rails extended 23 miles east to Folsom, in 1856, Wells Fargo messengers delivered packages, money and mail sent aboard California’s first railroad line.
Handwritten waybills for Sacramento Valley Railroad from Sacramento to Granite dated June 18 and 19, 1856. Messenger H.R. Smith listed items carried on train and who sent to. Items included packages, coins, letters, papers, and charges collected by the company. Black ink and print on blue paper, landscape orientation, approximately legal size sheet.

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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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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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