London Company
Americannoun
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The merchant princes who founded enterprises such as the London Company in the 17th century wanted to build bustling empires across the seas.
From Economist ● Apr. 27, 2016
The London Company is responsible for the settling of both the South and the North.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Caroline French Benton
The men who received this gift associated themselves together under the name of the London Company, and in the same year sent out three vessels, carrying 105 men, but no women or children.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris
One of his lieutenants, capturing an English official, found on him an order from the London Company to proclaim English sovereignty over the whole bay.
From Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely
Yet it was obvious to the London Company that tobacco held out the only prospect, not only of securing a profit from their venture, but of bringing to Virginia some measure of prosperity.
From The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
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