Adams Express Company

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Adams Express Company was one of the earliest and largest American express and freight delivery firms of the 19th century, playing a major role in the development of commercial transportation and logistics in the United States.

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instanceOf American business enterprise
express company
freight delivery company
businessModel contracting with railroads for express services
businessStatus defunct as an operating express company
competedWith American Express
Wells Fargo
contributedTo integration of rail transport into commercial logistics
standardization of express delivery practices in the United States
country United States
expandedVia acquisitions of smaller express firms
foundedBy Alvin Adams
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
historicalEra American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War

Gilded Age
pre–Civil War United States
inception 1840
industry express delivery
freight transportation
logistics
laterDevelopedInto investment company structure
laterHeadquartersLocation New York City, New York
linked to: New York City
notableFor being one of the earliest American express companies
being one of the largest American express companies in the 19th century
role in development of commercial transportation in the United States
role in development of logistics in the United States
operatedIn 19th century
American Midwest
American Northeast
American South
United States
providedServiceFor banks
individual customers
merchants
serviceType freight forwarding
money orders
parcel express
valuables transport
successorOrganization Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.
transported currency
freight
mail-like express matter
packages
securities
usedInfrastructure railroads
stagecoaches
steamships

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Alvin Adams founded Adams Express Company
Henry B. Plant employer Adams Express Company