The 1670 royal charter signed by King Charles II establishing Hudson's Bay on display at the Manitoba Museum in 2020.

A court hearing set for next week on whether to approve the billionaire Weston family’s $12.5-million bid for the 1670 Royal Charter that launched the Hudson’s Bay Company has been adjourned because of interest from other parties, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The financial advisers handling the sale need more time to develop a process that will determine the fate of the document – which holds a singular importance in the history of the country – because of interest expressed by Canadian businessman David Thomson in submitting a bid, as well as interest from others, the source said.

Amid Hudson’s Bay’s dissolution, the preservation of the historic c

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