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Ships’ muster rolls from 1753 – 1754; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 133.

Muster roll for the ship, the Two Sisters, sailing from Bristol to Africa and from thence to Jamaica, 1753.
It is not known where the Two Sisters traded in Africa or how many slaves were bought there. 306 were sold at Jamaica, a large cargo for a small ship.

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: 1753

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