John B. Floyd person
also known as: Secretary of War Floyd
Summary: Secretary of War who gave encouragement to William H. Russell for the mail line project.
Completeness: 78/100 Grade B
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encouraged
cited from The discussion attracted universal atten-… (1890)
The discussion attracted universal atten-
tion, and finally Wm. H. Russell, a well known
western character, offered to bet $200,000 that
he could put on a mail line between San Fran-
cisco and St. Joseph that would make the dis-
tance, 1950 miles, …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16 (1890)
The First Pony Express
How Wm. H. Russell Won a Wager
of $200,000
In the winter of 1860 there was a Wall
street lobby at Washington exerting a strong
influence on the government to get a subsidy
of $50,000,000 for carrying the mails overland…
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Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
The discussion attracted universal atten-…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain