Rossiisko-amerikanskaia kompaniia

Contributed to

Notes on the Islands of the Unalaska District
book chapter 1840

Summary: The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty was a state-sponsored chartered company formed largely on the basis of the United American Company. Emperor Paul I of Russia chartered the company in the Ukase of 1799. It had the mission of establishing new settlements in Russian America, conducting trade with natives, and carrying out an expanded colonization program. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [1]
Inception: 1799-07-08 [1]
Country: Russian Empire [1]
Organization Type: business [1]; chartered company [1]
Disestablished: 1881 [1]

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