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Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company

By Hudson's Bay Company

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

From royal decrees to evolving regulations, discover how a single company shaped a continent through trade, territory, and transformative governance.

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2004-09-01
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Summary

"Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company" by Hudson's Bay Company, is a record of laws that details how the Hudson’s Bay Company was started and run through the 1600s and 1800s. It shows how the company gained the right from the King to do business and control land in North America, and how its leaders were in charge of trade and settling arguments, plus, this text dives into the company's rules changing over time to match new business laws, affecting how leaders are picked and how the company can adapt. In essence, this charter documents the connection between doing business and controlling land, showing how the company became powerful in the fur trade and left a lasting mark on Canada's story.

About the Author

The Hudson's Bay Company is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, it became the largest and oldest corporation in Canada, before evolving into a major fashion retailer, operating retail stores across both the United States and Canada. The company's namesake business division is Hudson's Bay, commonly referred to as The Bay.

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