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ourselves that tho' divided by our Situation, we are firmly united in Sentiment; the Cause of Virtue and Liberty is Confined to no Continent or Climate, it comprehends within its capacious Limits, the Wise and good, however dispersed and separated in Space or distance.) You need not be informed, that Violence and Rapacity of a tyrannick Ministry, have forced the Citizens of America, your Brother Colonists, into Arms; We equally detest and lament the Prevalence of those Councils, which have led to the Effusion of so much human Blood and left us no Alternative but a Civil War or a base Submission. The wise disposer of all Events has hitherto smiled upon our virtuous Efforts; Those Mercenary Troops, a few of whom lately boasted of Subjugating this vast Continent, have been check'd in their earliest Ravages and are now actually encircled in a small Space; their Arms disgraced, and Suffering all the Calamities of a Siege. The Virtue, Spirit, and Union of the Provinces leave them nothing to fear, but the Want of Ammunition, The applications of our Enemies to foreign States and their Vigilance upon our Coasts, are the only Efforts they have made against us with Success. Under those Circumstances, and with these Sentiments we have turned our Eyes to you Gentlemen for Relief, We are informed there is a very large Magazine in your Island under a very feeble Guard; We would not wish to in volve you in an Opposition, in which from your Situation, we should be unable to support you: — We knew not therefore to what Extent to sollicit your Assistance in availing ourselves of this Supply; — but if your Favor and Friendship to North America and its Liberties have not been misrepresented, I persuade myself you may, consistent with your own Safety, pro mote and further this Scheme, so as to give it the fairest prospect of Success. Be assured, that in this Case, the whole Power and Execution of my Influence will be made with the Honble. Continental Congress, that your Island may not only be Supplied with Provisions, but experience every other Mark of Affection and Friendship, which grateful Citizens of a free Country can bestow on its Brethren and Benefactors. I am &c.
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their new home. Early industries, such as glass manufacture, pitch and tar production for naval stores, and beer and wine making took advantage of natural resources and the land's fertility. From the outset, settlers thought that the abundance of timber would be the primary leg of the economy, as Britain's forests had long been felled. The seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap American timber was to be the primary enabler of England's (and then Britain's) rise to maritime (merchant and naval) supremacy. However, the settlers could not devote as much time as the Virginia Company would have liked to developing commodity products for export. They were too busy trying to survive.
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different occupations and classes, wealthy women, and representatives of institutions such as trade guilds, towns and cities. Proceeds from the sale of stock were used to help finance the costs of establishing overseas settlements, including paying for ships and supplies and recruiting and outfitting laborers. A single share of stock in the Virginia Company cost 12 pounds 10 shillings, the equivalent of more than six months' wages for an ordinary working man.
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country until the commodities had been landed in England, and English duties had been paid. By 1621, the company was in trouble; unpaid dividends and increased use of lotteries had made future investors wary. The company debt was now over £9,000. Worried Virginians were hardly reassured by the advice of pragmatic Treasurer
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The company began to turn a profit after 1612, when planting a couple of new varieties of tobacco yielded a product that appealed more to English tastes than the native tobacco. Tobacco became the commodity crop of the colony, and settlers were urged to cultivate more. The colony struggled with labor
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known as An Ordinance and Constitution of the Virginia Company in England on 24 July 1621. This document replaced military law with common law, and provided for land ownership for settlers living in the colony. It is also of great significance for it provides governance independent of the Crown.
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The contemporary letter-writer and social commentator, John Chamberlain, wrote that the Islands were "first christened Virginiola as a member of plantation, but now lately resolved to be called Sommer Islands, as well in respect of the continual temperate air, as in remembrance of Sir George Sommers
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In addition to survival, the early colonists were expected to make a profit for the owners of the Virginia Company. Although the settlers were disappointed that gold did not wash up on the beach and gems did not grow in the trees, they realized there was great potential for a wealth of other kinds in
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opportunities, so they established several companies to trade in various parts of the world. Each company was made up of investors, known as "adventurers", who purchased shares of company stock. The Crown granted a charter to each company with a monopoly to explore, settle, or trade with a particular
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to the throne of England on 24 March 1603, the effort to colonize was renewed, but this time in the form of joint-stock companies, which did not involve the king's treasury, also known as the public treasury. Thus it became, from a royal perspective at least, a largely risk-free endeavor. Although a
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Initially, the colonists were governed by a president and a seven-member council selected by the King. Leadership problems quickly erupted. Jamestown's first two leaders coped with varying degrees of success with sickness, assaults by Native Americans, poor food and water supplies, and class strife.
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in that it was justification for the destruction of the Powhatan, and building English settlements over their former towns. New orders from the Virginia Company of London directed a "perpetual war without peace or truce" "to root out from being any longer a people, so cursed a nation, ungrateful to
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Gentn: (In the great Conflict, which agitates this Continent, I cannot doubt but the Assertors of Freedom and the Rights of the Constitution, are possessed of your most favorable Regards and Wishes for Success. As Descendents of Freemen and Heirs with us of the same Glorious Inheritance, we flatter
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that went beyond the issue at hand: whether a Scotsman could seek justice at an English Court. Coke distinguished between aliens from nations at war with England and friendly aliens, those from nations in league with England. Friendly aliens could have recourse to English courts. But he also ruled
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to be administered by a governor appointed by the King. However, the government's colonial policy of export restrictions did not change. The Crown approved the election of a Virginia Assembly in 1627. This form of government, with governor and assembly, would oversee the colony of Virginia until
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After 1620, with growing demand for tobacco on the continent, the company arranged to sell Virginia tobacco in the Netherlands, but the next year and despite company pleas to maintain the privilege of freedom of trade, the Privy Council forbade the export of any product of Virginia to a foreign
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was stored separately at the powder magazine, to be distributed in definite quantities monthly for hunting purposes, or by a high order in case of other necessity, otherwise the settlers were forbidden to store gunpowder at home,) and received clothes and food from the common store. After seven
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In an extensive publicity campaign, Wingfield, Gosnold and a few others, circulated pamphlets, plays, sermons and broadsides throughout England to raise interest in New World investments. Investors could buy stock individually or in groups. Almost 1,700 people purchased shares, including men of
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and their subordination to the colonial administration. The records of the company record a discussion during one of its first meetings about publishing a justification of their business enterprise methods to "give adventurers, a clearness and satisfaction", a public debate where Catholics and
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Within the three-sided fort erected on the banks of the James, the settlers quickly discovered that they were, first and foremost, employees of the Virginia Company of London, following instructions of the men appointed by the company to rule them. In exchange, the laborers were armed (though
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region of the world. Profits were shared among the investors according to the amount of stock that each owned. More than 6,300 Englishmen invested in joint-stock companies between 1585 and 1630, trading in Russia, Turkey, Africa, the East Indies, the Mediterranean, and North America.
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beginning in 1612. By 1619 a system of indentured service was fully developed in the colony; the same year the home government passed a law that prohibited the commercial growing of tobacco in England. In 1624, the company lost its charter, and Virginia became a royal colony.
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companies. The overlapping area (yellow) was granted to both companies on the condition that neither found a settlement within 100 miles (160 km) of the other. Jamestown is noted by "J." The Spanish settlement of Saint Augustine, the French settlements of Québec and
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When the Crown and company officials proposed a fourth charter, severely reducing the company's ability to make decisions in the governing of Virginia, subscribers rejected it. King James I forthwith changed the status of Virginia in 1624, taking control of it as a
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The third Virginia Charter or Charter of 1612, was essentially the same as the Charter of 1609, with the difference being territorial jurisdiction, expanding it to the Atlantic Islands like Bermuda and from "sea to sea". In "domestic correspondence" written by
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In 1609, the Virginia Company received its Second Charter, which allowed the company to choose its new governor from among its shareholders. Investment boomed as the company launched an intensive recruitment campaign. Over 600 colonists set sail for Virginia
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profit-driven enterprise, the king was motivated by international rivalry and the propagation of religion, and the individuals who ventured to the New World were motivated by a chance to improve their economic and social standing.
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2. There is a lotterie in hand for the furthering of the Virginia viage, and an vnder companie erecting for the trade of the Bermudas, wch have changed theyre name twise within this moneth, beeing first christned
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In 1609, the company issued instructions to settlers to kidnap Native American children so as to educate them with English values and religion. These instructions also sanctioned attacking the
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Bermuda had been separated from the Virginia Company in 1614, when the Crown briefly took over its administration. In 1615, the shareholders of the Virginia Company created a new company, the
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Thus King James awarded a patent to a group of investors which included detailed instructions for everything from where to place watchmen and with how many, to where to plant. It instructed
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who warned that the company "cannot wish you to rely on anything but yourselves". In March 1622, the company's and the colony's situation went from dire to disastrous when, during the
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In about a day, the Powhatan killed 350 of 1,240 colonists, destroying some outlying settlements. The Virginia Company quickly published an account of this attack. It was steeped in
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and 22 select men representing seven regions. They then organized into a legislative body, establishing a precedent for self-governance, a pivotal point in American history.
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The 1608 grant to the Virginia Company of London "from sea to sea" is shown demarcated in red. The later grant to the Plymouth Council of New England is shown in green.
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that with "all infidels" (i.e. those from non-Christian nations), there could be no peace, and a state of perpetual hostility would exist between them and Christians.
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The First Virginia Charter established provisions for the governance of the colony. It was to be governed by a colonial council, which proved ineffective. A governor,
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years, they were to receive land of their own. The gentlemen, who provided their armor and weapons, were to be paid in land, dividends, or additional shares of stock.
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and leader of the expedition of three ships, on their duties upon reaching the land they named Virginia. There were no instructions for administration or governance.
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The company paid all the costs of establishing each colony, and in return controlled all land and resources there, requiring all settlers to work for the company.
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The Virginia Company of London struggled financially, especially with labor shortages in its Virginia colony. Its profits improved after sweeter strains of
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Administration of the Somers Isles, alias Islands of Bermuda, was in fact transferred in 1615 to a spin-off of the Virginia Company of London titled the
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system. In exchange for 7 years of labor for the company, the company provided passage, food, protection, and land ownership (if the worker survived).
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a charter for two companies. The first, the Virginia Company of London (now known generally as the "Virginia Company of London"), covered what is now
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The business of the company was the settlement of the Virginia colony, supported by a labor force of voluntary transportees under the customary
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edited and introduction by Samuel M. Bemiss, published by Virginia's 350th Anniversary Celebration Corp, 1957, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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became Virginia's third president, he proved the strong leader that the colony needed. Industry flourished and relations with
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Bernhard, Virginia (1992). "'Men, Women and Children' at Jamestown: Population and Gender in Early Virginia, 1607–1610".
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This was an ordinance and constitution that proceeded from a set of instructions issued in 1618 to the governor and the
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By this Charter, neither the stock issue of 1609 nor the authorized lottery system mitigated the shortage of cash flow.
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Kukla, Jon (1985). "Order and Chaos in Early America: Political and Social Stability in Pre-Restoration Virginia".
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all benefitte, and incapable of all goodnesses". Within two years, the Crown took over the territory in 1624 as a
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The territory granted to the Virginia Company of London included the eastern coast of North America from the
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Chapter III: "The Commercial Policy of England Toward the American Colonies: the Acts of Trade", p. 37 in
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neutrals might attack them. Whereas Catholic arguments would be in support of Spanish legal claims to the
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History of the Virginia Company of London with Letters to and from the First Colony Never Before Printed
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The Virginia Company of London made landfall on 26 April 1607, at the southern edge of the mouth of the
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The military offensive was accompanied by a propaganda war: Alderman Robert Johnson published
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to obtain more food. (Somers died there, and his nephew, Matthew Somers, the captain of the
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and made landfall on 26 April 1607 at the southern edge of the mouth of what they named the
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of Virginia would address a letter to the people of Bermuda seeking their aid in the war:
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arrived in 1610, was the company able to commence a war against the Powhatan with the
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than the native variety were cultivated and successfully exported from Virginia as a
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Many colonists were ill-prepared to carve out a new settlement on a frontier. When
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confederacy killed one-quarter of the European population of the Virginia colony.
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Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of A New Nation
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The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London with Seven Related Documents
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Memorials of the Discovery and Early Settlement of The Bermudas or Somers Islands
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erupted. Its origins are disputed. English apologists for the company say that
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hoped to profit from the natural resources of the New World. In 1606 Captain
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The first leader of the Virginia Company in England was its treasurer, Sir
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Dissolution of the Virginia Company: The Failure of a Colonial Experiment
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After so many failed colonizing attempts in the 16th century such as the
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Jamestown settler dead in the swamp. Painting by Sydney King of the US
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Company of the City of London for the Plantacion of The Somers Isles
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An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce
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An assembly took place in a church composed of Governor Sir
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In Renaissance England, wealthy merchants were eager to find
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about 40 miles (64 km) upstream from its mouth at the
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Camp at Cambridge 3 Miles from Boston, September 6, 1775.
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The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London
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since 1603 and continued with one break until 1620.
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They named this shore 394:The second company, the 220:with responsibility for 2561:17th century in Bermuda 2104:Compagnie de l'Occident 1842:The Anglo-Powhatan Wars 1130:Karl Frederick Geiser, 902:Indian massacre of 1622 822:This is also quoted in 797:to The Right Honorable 780:, sailed the vessel to 699:Second Virginia Charter 108:; 418 years ago 2431:Danish Asiatic Company 2419:Danish African Company 2391:Swedish Levant Company 2381:Swedish Africa Company 2305:New Netherland Company 2273:Australische Compagnie 1445:"History of Jamestown" 976:, offered a ruling in 868: 847:); however, until the 833: 820: 708: 614: 2396:Swedish South Company 2285:Brabantsche Compagnie 2018:Royal African Company 1811:Jamestown Rediscovery 1449:Jamestown Rediscovery 1264:Encyclopedia Virginia 972:, in his capacity as 963:Treaty of Tordesillas 857: 851:, when rebel General 828: 803: 733:, was shipwrecked in 706: 611:National Park Service 608: 139:24 May 1624 2180:West African Company 2117:Company of Habitants 2048:Somers Isles Company 2043:Sierra Leone Company 2038:South Africa Company 2008:North Borneo Company 1978:Hudson's Bay Company 1827:The Virginia Company 1576:Billings, Warren M. 926:Somers Isles Company 919:English Commonwealth 635:'s people improved. 486:improve this article 443:and Native American 286:Jamestown Settlement 265:was shared with the 48:to the Virginia and 2325:Compagnie van Verre 2310:Noordsche Compagnie 2165:East Africa Company 2132:Mississippi Company 2028:Royal Niger Company 2003:New Zealand Company 1943:Company of Scotland 1892:Chartered companies 1833:Library of Congress 1565:Library of Congress 1317:Library of Congress 1040:initiated the war. 880:Council of Virginia 874:The "Great Charter" 675:The Charter of 1606 665:Bartholomew Gosnold 657:Christopher Newport 566:Jamestown, Virginia 357:Bartholomew Gosnold 280:, near present-day 276:, which they named 106:(10 April 1606 44:The 1606 grants by 34: 2566:Colony of Virginia 2235:Mozambique Company 2215:East India Company 2175:New Guinea Company 2142:West India Company 2127:East India Company 2023:Royal British Bank 1948:East India Company 1825:Daily Republican: 974:Lord Chief Justice 799:Sir Dudley Carlton 709: 629:Captain John Smith 615: 574:In December 1606, 426:East India Company 93:Maritime transport 32: 2492: 2491: 2225:Company of Guinea 2058:South Sea Company 1968:Greenland Company 1427:"Charter of 1609" 1342:Virtual Jamestown 1110:978-1-4129-6427-2 1101:SAGE Publications 1023:Sir Thomas Smythe 934:Sir George Somers 853:George Washington 831:that died there". 667:, captain of the 659:, captain of the 580:Blackwall, London 562: 561: 554: 536: 351:Investors in the 259:Long Island Sound 206: 205: 16:(Redirected from 2583: 2576:Virginia Company 2533: 2532: 2531: 2521: 2520: 2509: 2508: 2507: 2500: 2481: 2480: 2427: 2335:Veerse Compagnie 2281: 2240:Zambezia Company 2206: 2078:Plymouth Company 2073:Virginia Company 1958:Eastland Company 1885: 1878: 1871: 1862: 1861: 1719: 1718: 1704: 1698: 1697: 1663: 1654: 1653: 1642: 1636: 1635: 1607: 1601: 1600: 1588: 1582: 1581: 1573: 1567: 1563:. 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Index

London Company

James I
Plymouth
Port-Royal
Trade name
Division
Virginia Company
Maritime transport
trade
Westminster
James I
London
England
Virginia
Cash crops
timber
tobacco
division
Virginia Company
colonizing the east coast of North America
latitudes 34°
41° N
34th parallel
Cape Fear
41st parallel
Long Island Sound
38th parallel
Plymouth Company
Chesapeake Bay

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