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London Company
1606Apr, 10

The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.

The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.

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