The Carpetbag Express Pioneered Modern Mail Service
In 1839 Bostonian William F Harnden started carrying letters and parcels in a carpetbag, inspiring a new era of shipments. A newsstand operator James W Hale helped relay messages as Harnden’s idea grew into a system that now handles over 140 million annual shipments using modern transport.
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Pioneering Express Founder Harnden and the Birth of U S Mail
The piece recounts how the Harnden express carried money between Boston and New York starting Feb 23 1839, fueling a vast modern transport industry. It notes Harnden's tragedy with his brother in the Lexington disaster, early international agency growth, and tributes including a 1866 shaft at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Henry Wells emerged as a key associate as express services expanded westward.
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The Express Age and its Frontier Feats
A sweeping history of express services from Wells, Fargo, and Adams to the Pony Express and later Air Express. It notes pivotal figures Henry Wells and W G Fargo, landmark feats delivering mail across plains, deserts, and seas, and the evolution into Air Express with Pan American ties.
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In a charming hall of their temporary home Grace Elliott Taylor and Peter discuss logistics and clothing. Grace arranges a courier to send a pair of socks to Mike as they coordinate by telephone and cable for the main store delivery.
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