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Muster roll
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Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 230.
Muster roll for the ship, the James , from Africa and Jamaica, 1787.
The James sailed for the Windward Coast in the eastern Caribbean and bought 169 slaves. 154 were sold in 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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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Ships’ muster rolls from 1751 – 1752; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 9.
Muster roll for the ship, the Polly , 1749.
The Polly sailed for the Gold Coast in West Africa with orders to buy 400 slaves. It is not known how many were actually bought, nor where they were sold.
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
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 182.
Muster roll for the ship, the Thomas , sailing from Africa and St Vincent in the Caribbean, 1788.
The Thomas sailed for Calabar in West Africa. It is not known how many slaves were bought, but 349 were sold in St Vincent.
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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 173.
Muster roll for the ship, the Active , sailing from Bristol to Africa and Jamaica and back to Bristol.
The Active sailed for the Gold Coast with orders to buy 350 slaves. The number actually bought is not known, but 260 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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 182.
Muster roll for the ship, the Alert , sailing from Bristol to Africa and Jamaica and back to Bristol.
The Alert sailed for the Gold Coast and bought 276 or 260 slaves.Reports suggest that 265 or 262 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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 100.
Muster roll for the ship, the Alfred , sailing for Africa and St Vincent, 1787.
The Alfred sailed for Africa with orders to buy 400 or 420 slaves. It is not known how many slaves were bought and sold at St Vincent, in the Caribbean.
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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 152.
Muster roll for the ship, the Brothers , sailing from Bristol to Africa and Grenada, 1787.
The Brothers sailed for the Gold Coast and bought 450 slaves. It is not known how many slaves were sold at Grenada.
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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 95.
Muster roll for the ship, the Sally , sailing from Bristol to Baltimore USA and elsewhere, 1788.
The Sally 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 American War of Independence, 1776 – 1783, seriously disrupted British trade with America. Here, after the war, are a few ships trading with the now independent 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: 1788
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 83.
Muster roll for the ship, the Mermaid , sailing from Africa.
The Mermaid returned direct from Africa to Bristol, presumably carrying a cargo of tropical hardwood.
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: 1788 - 1789
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1788 – 1789; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 92.
Muster roll for the ship, the Pilgrim , sailing from Africa, Buenos Aires and Santande.
The Pilgrim sailed for Bonny in West Africa and bought 420 slaves. 350 slaves were sold at Montendeo, in South America. There was a big demand for slaves in South America, and a few Bristol ships helped to supply them.
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: 1787
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
