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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryMarch 19, 1860

Wells Fargo agents could take care of almost any special request by customers. Mr. C. Hunter of Columbia, California, commissioned his local Wells Fargo office to purchase a special item in San Francisco, a sword cane with a hidden blade inside.
Yellow printed document reading Commission to be attended to by San Francisco office Wells Fargo & Co's Express from C Hunter Columbia. Handwritten instructions reading: to procure a sword cane etc. as per instructions inside.

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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