Description:

Mention in minute book of Merchant Seamens’ Hospital Orders , 1747-1769, of Robert Barker (carpenter on the Thetis ), who lost his sight on board a Bristol slaving ship.

Barker was awarded a pension of 3/6d a week.

The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.

Date: 1747 - 1769

Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers