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Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 181.

Muster roll for the ship, the Planter , on her third voyage to Africa, 1751.
The number of slaves bought in Africa and sold in Jamaica is not known. The muster roll lists a cook’s mate, but no cook.

The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).

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: 1751

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