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expressman
An expressman (pl. ''expressmen'') refers to anyone who has the duty of packing, managing, and ensuring the delivery of any cargo.
During the 19th century, an expressman was someone whose responsibility it was to ensure the safe delivery of a train's gold or currency, which was secured in the "express car". This job included guarding the safe or other strongboxes or coffers against outlaws, and memorizing the safe's combination until delivery.
==Origins==
The function of the expressman was precipitated by stage-coach drivers and baggage-wagoners, who for decades performed many of the tasks that would be later formalized under the title expressman.〔Lovett, A (1858). History of the Express Companies and the Origin of American Railroads. Second Edition.〕 They were initially referred to as ''conductors ''owing to their role in managing all or part of the express rail car, with the specific title ''expressman'' coming later. As express services matured into an industry the tasks of stage-coach driver were divided up into specific professions such as driver, expressman, agent, clerk, and others, rendering them outmoded. Many of the stage-coach Drivers transitioned into the express industry and became expressmen, some even becoming agents, managers and company owners.
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