Thomas Smythe
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Sir Thomas Smythe was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enve
Sir Thomas Smythe
Thomas Smythe's letter to Fedor II of Russia (20 April 1605)
Virginia Company
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The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the objective of colonizing the eastern coast of America. The coast was named Virginia, after Elizab
Thomas Smythe
…September 1625) was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enveloped by scandal. He was second surviving son of Thomas "Customer" Smythe of Westenhanger Castle in Kent, by his wife Alice…
The Indian massacre of 1622