Hudson's Bay Company
Americannoun
noun
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Two years later, the Dominion purchased the territory of Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s Bay Company for the railroad.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Luxury department store operator Hudson's Bay Company has indicated it is willing to pay at least $70 per share for Kohl's, the sources said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2022
The first to do so, 40 or so men on an exploratory trip for the Hudson’s Bay Company, reached present-day Eld Inlet, at the southernmost end of Puget Sound, on Dec. 5, 1824.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2021
Interactions between the French, the English, Hudson's Bay Company agents, the Wendat and the Mohawk drive the story, creating a world fraught with hardship, mistrust and reluctant alliances.
From Salon ● May 25, 2020
That was the purpose of the Hudson’s Bay Company to hold Oregon under English possession and keep it a wilderness for the sake of the fur-trade.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
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