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A "Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay."
Video Link
The company that built a country - Ray Mears Northern Wilderness - Video 58.26
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Hudson’s Bay, 2016, Toronto by Jeff Hitchcock - Flckr | Creative Commons
May 2, 1670