Russian–American Co

RUSSIAN–AMERICAN COMPANY (RAC), a FUR TRADING company based at Sitka on Chichagof Island, was formed in 1799 when the Tsar granted it exclusive trading rights in Alaska. These rights were renewed in 1821 and 1844 and made the company the effective government of Russian America. RAC established trading posts at several locations on the Alaskan mainland. In 1834 an attempt by the HBC to establish a trading post on the STIKINE R was met by armed resistance from the Russians, though subsequent...

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