Brown’s Express,
Notes and Envelope

Wallace quotes Brown & Co’s Express – p. 53

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III. BROWN’S EXPRESS

(see Todd) Wallace Oct. 5, 1851

The first notice of this concern is found in the STOCKTON TIMES of Aug.20, 1851; “BROWN EXPRESS to Murphys, Angels, ect. connects at Stockton with
Todd & Co’s Express.” A full advertisement of the concern appeared in the same paper July 25, 1852.

Competitor of Todd and Reynolds.

Ran from Stockton to Murphy’s Camp with a connection into Sonoma

Hunter & Co Feb’y 5, 1857

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See Reynold’s & Co’s

Exp #186.

Stockton (???)

June 11, 1853

Notice from advert. of Brown’s Express (???) his death

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Notice of the untimely death of W.A.Brown, the proprietor of Brown’s Express is found in the same paper, April 2 to 9,1853.

“Brown shot. W.A.Brown, Prop.Brown’s Express
shot by William L.Bowlin.$3057.00 Reward immediately offered for capture.” (Apr.2,1853)Brown dead. $7600.00 Reward offered for slayer.” (Apr.6,1853)

“Slayer found at Mormon Bar, and threw down his arms, drank a large dose of prussic acid, and died in a few minutes.” (Apr.9,1853)

Line was taken over by Adams & Co until Feby 1855

Double line oval, 26 x 50 m, with inscription in three lines: BROWN’S; EXPRESS; MURPHYS

Color green

(In the Directory of the Wells Fargo & Co Express of 1877 there are two places mentioned under MURPHYS, one in Calavera Co.Cal., and the other in Santa Clara Co., Cal.)

Grenn on ordinary buff envelope, showing only “MURPH”.

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