LONDON COMPANY
\lˈʌndən kˈʌmpəni], \lˈʌndən kˈʌmpəni], \l_ˈʌ_n_d_ə_n k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_n_i]\
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The Virginia Company proper, as distinguished from the Plymouth or North Virginia Company. It was chartered in 1606, obtaining permission to colonize the territory between Cape Fear and Long Island. The first settlement was at Jamestown, Va., in 1607. The charter was taken away by James I. in 1624, and the company dissolved.
By John Franklin Jameson
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