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
A "Great Charter" was granted to it in 1613 by the London Company.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
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 Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
August, 1606, Henry Challons was sent ahead in the Richard to select a site for the London Company, but was captured off Florida by a Spanish fleet and taken a prisoner to Seville.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
London Company, Charter of 1606, 116; Charter of 1609, 117-118; Charter of 1612, 120; charter annulled, 123.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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