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
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
Thus the London Company, from the very outset, found itself face to face with a difficulty which it could never surmount.
From The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
As time progressed, the London Company of Barbers increased in importance.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
In the meanwhile the London Company, undismayed by their former failures, were preparing a new expedition, which they hoped would establish the colony upon a firm footing.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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