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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1785 – 1786; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 98.
Muster roll for the ship, the Alert , sailing from Africa and South Carolina, 1785.
The Alert sailed for Cape Coast with 225 slaves. At South Carolina, 205 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: 1785
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1785 – 1786; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 90.
Muster roll for the ship, the Royal Charlotte , sailing to and from Africa and Jamaica, 1784.
The Royal Charlotte sailed for Bonny, West Africa. The number of slaves bought is not known, but 377 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: 1784
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1785 – 1786; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 96.
Muster roll for the ship, the Hector , from Jamaica, 1783.
Although the muster roll says from Jamaica , this was just the last leg of a slaving voyage to Cape Coast in West Africa. The master was said to have bought 400 slaves, but the ship was reported to have reached Dominica with 514, and landed 112. The ship reached Jamaica with 402 or 390 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: 1783
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1785 – 1786; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 59.
Muster roll for the ship, the Emilia , sailing from Jamaica, 1785.
Although the muster roll says from Jamaica , this was only the last leg of a slaving voyage to Bonny, in West Africa. The number of slaves bought is not known, but 360 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: 1785 - 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1785 – 1786; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 78.
Muster roll for the ship, the Alexander, sailing from Africa and Grenada, 1785.
The Alexander sailed for Bonny, although the number of slaves bought is not known. At Grenada, 300 or 307 slaves were sold. The agents of the sale reported that many had died and some were very sick and almost unsaleable.
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: 1785
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1785 – 1786; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 56.
Muster roll for the ship, the Little Hornet , from Africa, 1784.
The Little Hornet sailed for Angola, although the number of slaves bought is not known. At South Carolina, 210 slaves 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: 1784
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1783 – 1784; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 126.
Muster roll for the ship, the Sally , sailing from Bristol to Africa, and from there to Grenada.
The Sally sailed for Bonny in West Africa, although the number of slaves bought is not known. Reports suggest that 443, 448 or 450 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: 1784
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1783 – 1784; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 166.
Muster roll for the ship, the Thetis , sailing from Tortola.
The Thetis was one of many Bristol ships supplying the colonies with manufactured goods.
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: 1784
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1783 – 1784; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 111.
Muster roll for the ship, the Wasp , sailing from Africa and St Vincent, 1784. The Wasp sailed from New Calabar. The number of slaves bought is not known, but 169 were sold at St Vincent. The ship was unable to find a cargo for the return voyage to Bristol. Failure to get a good cargo on any of the three legs of a slaving voyage could have a major effect on the profits of the venture.
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: 1784
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1783 – 1784; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 100.
Muster roll for the ship, the Pearl , from Bristol to Africa and St Vincents, 1783. The Pearl sailed for Old Calabar, in Nigeria, with just under £5000 worth of trade goods to buy an unknown number of slaves. At St Vincent, 295 slaves were sold for an average price of £24 1s 6d (equivalent to £1,203 10s 0d at today’s values).
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: 1783
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
