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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 HistoryAugust 23, 1861

The famous Pony Express mail service even reached Hawaii, but the ponies didn’t have to swim there. In Honolulu, Wells Fargo agent and baseball pioneer Alexander Cartwright advertised pony mail sent by steamship to San Francisco.

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Newspaper advertisement headline reads The Pony Express. Letters to be forwarded to the Atlantic States per Pony Express! From San Francisco will be received at the office of the undersigned. Letters must be enclosed in Wells, Fargo & Co's Atlantic franked envelopes and pre-paid at the rate of one dollar fifty cents per half ounce. Signed Alex. J. Cartwright, agent for Wells Fargo & Co. Honolulu.

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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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