G2 PERIOD FROM 1825 TO 1867. 



TMrdciiarteroflts fii'st SGction is as follows : "The Russiaii 



Company. 



Amencan Company, established for trading on 

 the continent of Northwestern America, and on 

 the Aleutian and Kuriles Islands, and in every 

 part of the Northeastern Sea, stands under the 

 most high protection of His Imperial Majesty." 

 High value After this charter was granted, the Govern- 



placed by C o in - 



pany upon fur-sea] ly^^gi^t Continued to orotcct the sealing interests 



industry. -^ ^ 



of the Company in Bering Sea, and of these the 

 board at St. Petersburg wrote March 31, 1840, 

 to the chief manager of the Colonies: " You will 

 bear in mind that we look upon the fur-seal 

 catch as the most important item of our colonial 

 enterprises, which must be preserved at all 

 hazards, even to the temporary neglect of other 

 resources. Everything must be done to prevent 

 a decrease or the extermination of these valuable 

 animals."^ 



And March 20, 1853, the board, in writing to 

 the chief manager of the Colonies, again used 

 similar language in a letter more fully referred 

 to below: "The board of administration respect- 

 fully requests that, in case the interests of the 

 Company require a deviation from your plans, 

 your excellency will never lose sight of the fact 

 that the interests of the Company are centered at 

 the present time in the district surrounding the 

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