Russell, Majors and Waddell

Russell, Majors and Waddell

Russell, Majors and Waddell was a partnership that operated the Pony Express and other shipping businesses in the American West during the 1850s and early 1860s. It was headquartered in Lexington, Missouri. In 1862 it was bought out by Ben Holladay.

The three partners in the firm were William Hepburn Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell.

ee also

*Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company


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