the Hudson's bay & the north west company merge in 1787
What we now know as Hudson Bay used to be called Hudson's Bay. That's what it was called when the Hudson's Bay Company was Chartered (May 2, 1670).
nothwest co. is a major fur trading company. the Hudson bay was the oldest corporation in the world.
for 200 years1670-1870. Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company was incorporated on May 2, 1670. One of the terms of its charter created it as a proprietary colony of Rupert's Land. Subsequently, the Hudson's Bay Company gained control of...