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Incorporated by Royal Charter on May 2, 1670, it was originally called 'The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England tradeing into Hudsons Bay.' (The spelling and punctuation are as per the original document.) What is now called Hudson Bay, after the mariner Henry Hudson, was originally known as Hudson's Bay.
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When did the North West Company and Hudsons Bay Company merge?
the Hudson's bay & the north west company merge in 1787
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the northwest company and the hudsons bay comapny
What was Henry hudsons main?
henry hudsons main goal was to find the northwest passage
When was Hudson's Bay Trading Company created?
The Hudson's Bay Company was chartered by King Charles II on May 2, 1670.
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HBC is a company called Hudson Bay Company which owns 4 shopping stores called zellers, the bay, home outiftters and fields
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