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Jones & Russell's Express was formed by William Russell
and John Jones in May 1859. The express operated between
the mining towns, via Denver City, to Leavenworth City,
Kansas Territory. The company assets were taken over by
Russell, Majors and Wadell when the C.O.C & P.P. Express
Company was formed in October, 1859.
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17 July 1859 Gregory Diggings (Gilpin County), Kansas
Territory to Charlotte Centre, New York
29 July 1859 Jones & Russell's Pike's Peak Express,
Denver City datestamp, express charges prepaid in
cash
8 August 1859 entered the U.S. mails at Leavenworth
City, Kansas Territory
9 December 1859 Denver City, Kansas Territory
to Leavenworth City, Kansas Territory
Jones & Russell's Pike's Peak Express handstamp
and Free R.B.B. Endorsement of R. Bradford
their Denver agent
addressed to W.B. Wadell one of the owners of the
express, carried entirely out of the US mails
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