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Muster roll
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Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 171.
Muster roll for the ship, the Juno , sailing from the Cape Coast of Africa and Jamaica, 1751.
The Juno sailed for Cape Coast and probably bought 90 slaves. It is not known how many survived to be 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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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 142.
Muster roll for the ship, the Revenge , sailing from Bristol to Antigua in the Caribbean and South Carolina, USA. 1751.
The crew included Mark, a Negroe , whose usual place of abode is given as Cork in Ireland.
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.
The language used to describe people of African descent in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries is unacceptable in today’s terms. We cannot avoid using this language in its original context. To change the words would impose 20th century attitudes on history.
Date: 1751
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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 96.
Muster roll for the ship, the Marlborough , sailing from St Kitts in the Caribbean, 1751.
The number of slaves bought in Africa and sold in St Kitts is not known. The Marlborough on its next voyage was taken over by the slaves on board and sailed back to Africa.
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
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 142.
Muster roll for the ship, the Revenge, sailing from Bristol to Antigua and South Carolina, 1751.
The number of slaves bought in Africa and sold in Antigua in the Caribbean is not known.
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
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 77.
Muster roll for the ship, the Port , sailing from Philadelphia and Jamaica, 1750.
The Port was one of many merchant ships supplying the colonies with manufactured goods and foodstuffs. It was government policy that the colonies should be a market for British-made goods and supply raw materials to British industry.
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: 1750
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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 82.
Muster roll for the ship, the Jamaica Packet , sailing from Africa and Barbados in the Caribbean, 1751.
The Jamaica Packet delivered 260 slaves to Barbados. It is not known how many slaves were bought in Africa. A George Merrick was captain of the ship, the Africa in 1774. Perhaps this was the same George Merrick in charge of the Jamaica Packet .
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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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 50.
Muster roll for the ship, the Charming Betty , sailing from Bristol to Africa and America, 1749.
The Charming Betty sailed for the Bight of Benin, in Africa, with orders to buy 400 slaves. The number actually bought is not known: 280 were sold at Virginia USA.
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: 1749
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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 24.
Muster roll for the ship, the Culloden , sailing from Bristol to Africa and Jamaica and back to Bristol.
No details are known of the voyage, except that the Culloden sailed from Bristol with 35 crew to look after the slaves.
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: 1750
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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 32.
Muster roll for the ship, the Hound , sailing from Africa and Antigua, in the Caribbean.
Few details are known of the voyage. The slaves bought in Africa were sold at Antigua, but numbers are not known.
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: 1750
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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 10.
Muster roll for the ship, the Tryal , from Africa and Virginia, USA, 1750.
The Tryal sailed for Angola, West Africa. It is not known how many slaves were bought, but it was reported that the ship had lost very few. 390 slaves were sold at Virginia. The Tryal was only 90 tons, so the 390 slaves must have been packed in very tightly.
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: 1750
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
