Excerpt from Jamestown, Virginia: The Townsite and Its Story It remained for the Virginia Company Of London, under its charter of April 10, 1606, to found the first permanent English settlement in America. This joint Stock company, a commercial organization, from its inception assumed a national character. It was instrumental, under its charter provisions, in guaranteeing to the settlers in the New World the rights, freedoms, and privileges enjoyed by Englishmen at home and the enjoyment Of their customary manner of living which they adapted to their new environment with the passage of years. Jamestown was the site Of the first settlement that grew into the Colony of Virginia and gave heart to those men who settled the colonies that Came later. The first Virginians landed in May 1607, built houses and a fort, planted crops, and began the struggle for the conquest Ofa vast primitive land. They brought with them their church and respect for God, maintained trial by jury and their rights as freemen, and soon were developing representative government. All Of these things are a part Of the story of Jamestown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.