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A. B. Miller — Co-founder of the Pony Express

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Russell, who co-founded the Pony Express in 1860 and later became a prominent citizen of Denver, Colorado. [1][2]

Joseph to Sacramento in ten days. [2] Miller agreed the feat could be accomplished by pony express. [1] To prepare, Miller purchased 300

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  1. ing… (1890)
    ing. Mr. Russell called in his partner and gen- eral manager of business on the plains, Mr. A. B. Miller, now a prominent citizen of Denver, Color., for a conference. After informing Miller of what he had done,
  2. Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16 (1890)
    o and St. Joseph that would make the dis- tance, 1950 miles, in ten days. He was given encouragement by Secretary of War Floyd and set to work making arrangements to carry his wager to a successful issue.
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