The British North Borneo Company charter

The charter recounts the grants and commissions obtained from the rulers of Brunei and Sulu and authorises the Company to acquire their benefits.

Date

1 November 1881

Document type

Royal charter

Issuing authority / creator

Queen Victoria

Citation

Charter granted at Westminster, 1 November 1881; official reading copy, nine pages.

Why it matters

Its recitals trace the Company’s rights to grants from the rulers of Sulu and Brunei: the corporate enterprise followed their authority.