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Merchant’s Hall, July 24th, 1755.

Mr Laroche, from The Company of Merchants, names individuals involved in payment of Bristol lobbyists to the House of Commons.

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.

Creator: Mr Laroche

Date: July 24th, 1755

Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers