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
It is doubtful whether the members of the London Company, even Sir Edwin Sandys himself, ever attempted to visualize the social structure which would develop in the Virginia they were planning.
From The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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 Morris, Charles
I joined a London Company which I always call now 'my old company' because I was so long with them, and have for them a peculiar sort of cantankerous affection.
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William
The London Company, when they sent Sir Thomas Gates to Virginia with the letters patent of 1609, gave directions that the utmost severity should be used in putting an end to lawlessness and confusion.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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