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, together with the host of patriotic Englishmen who had placed such great hopes in the colony, were much disappointed at this unexpected turn of events.
From The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Land had been the only wages of the London Company and he was not in Virginia to stake his claims.
From The Pocahontas-John Smith Story by Pocahontas Wight Edmunds
When some of the leading men of the London Company pleaded with James for the Puritans, the King lent a ready ear.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
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 Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
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