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Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 38.
Muster roll for the ship, The Minerva from Dominica, 1772.
The captain of The Minerva was Nicholas Pocock, the artist and sailor who drew pictures of ships featuring slave trading on the coast of Africa, shown elsewhere on this site. One of the crew, James Chilsom, is described as a negro .
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: 1772
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Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 37.
Muster roll for the ship, the William and Mary , from St Vincents, 1773.
The William and Mary spent 3 months or more in St Vincents, unloading its cargo of foodstuffs and manufactured goods, and finding a return cargo of sugar.
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: 1773
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 35.
Muster roll for the ship, The Phoenix , from Bristol to Africa, 1772.
The Phoenix left Bristol for Africa and Jamaica, but seems to have gone to Dominica. The number of slaves bought and sold is not known. Ten of the crew died, and three deserted on the voyage.
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: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 27.
Muster roll for the ship, The Minehead , from Nevis, 1772.
The Minehead was a merchant trading ship. The cargo from Nevis would have been sugar, rum and molasses. Two of the crew are listed as Never att sea before.
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: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 22.
Muster roll for the ship, the Betsey , from Africa and South Carolina, 1773.
The Betsey made one slaving voyage from February to September 1773. By December 1773, she was ready to sail again on another slaving voyage, with 128 slaves from the Gambia advertised for sale in South Carolina.
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: 1773
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 16.
Muster roll for the ship, The Catherine from Africa and South Carolina, 1772.
Death and desertion were common amongst the crews of slaving ships. Of The Catherine’s crew, 5 died and 10 deserted. The number of slaves purchased in Africa is not known, but tax was paid on 237 in South Carolina.
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: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 9.
Muster roll for the ship, the Gambia from West Africa and South Carolina, 1772.
The Gambia was a small ship and so had a small crew for the 170 slaves advertised for sale in South Carolina. Several of the crew had previously sailed in slaving ships such as The King George , Hungerford , or Cornwall .
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: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 4.
Muster roll for the ship, the Nightingale from Africa and Jamaica, 1772.
Five of the crew died before the ship reached Jamaica. The number of enslaved Africans bought and sold 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: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 8.
Muster roll for the ship, The Golden Grove from Jamaica, 1773.
The Golden Grove must have made regular voyages; another muster roll for a 1771 voyage from Jamaica appears on this site. The ship has the same captain, and some of the crew appear ro be the same.
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: 1773
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, 29th September 1772 – 29th September 1773; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive. Muster roll no: 213.
Muster roll for the ship, the Betsy from Bristol to Africa, St Christopher and Bristol, 1771.
Two ships named the Betsy sailed for Africa in 1771. This, the larger ship, lost 21 crew on the voyage to St Kitts. The number of enslaved Africans bought and sold 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: 1771
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
