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Ships’ muster rolls from 1752 – 1753; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 48.

Muster roll for the ship, the Cape Coast , sailing from Africa to Jamaica, 1751.
The Cape Coast sailed for the Cape Coast in Africa, although it is not known how many slaves were bought. 285 were sold at Jamaica.

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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