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Advert for sale of clothes and textiles
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advertisement for the sale of clothes and textiles from India by a London merchant in Bristol. Some kinds of material from India made up the cargo of trade goods taken to Africa in exchange for slaves.
Date: May 26th 1781
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Articles of agreement
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From ledger of ships’ muster roll, 29th September 1793 – 29th September 1794; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Articles of agreement for the ship, the Crescent , 1791.
The Crescent sailed for Isle de Los in West Africa, buying 273 slaves. Either 6, 7, or 8 of them died on the voyage, the survivors 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).
Articles of agreement set out the terms and conditions of a voyage. The Articles was a standard printed form, listing the food rations and financial arrangements the crew would receive.
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: 1791
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Articles of agreement
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From ledger of ships’ muster roll, 29th September 1793 – 29th September 1794; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Articles of agreement for the sloop (small ship), Martha’s Goodwill , 1792.
This was a small ship, hence the small crew for a slaving voyage. 49 or fewer slaves were shipped across the Atlantic, 45 (or 42) survived to be 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).
Articles of agreement set out the terms and conditions of a voyage. The Articles was a standard printed form, listing the food rations and financial arrangements the crew would receive.
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: 1792
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Articles of agreement
Description:
From ledger of ships’ muster roll, 29th September 1793 – 29th September 1794; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Articles of agreement for the ship, the Hector .
The Hector left Bristol in 1792, bound for Bonny in West Africa, for slaves, ivory, etc .
The captain bought over 500 slaves for sale in St Vincent. Reports suggest that either 26 or 41 died 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).
Articles of agreement set out the terms and conditions of a voyage. The Articles was a standard printed form, listing the food rations and financial arrangements the crew would receive.
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: 1792
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Advert for the sale of a ship
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advertisement for the sale of a ship called Nevis Planter, which was used for trade with the Caribbean and named after the Caribbean island of Nevis.
Date: April 28th 1781
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Announcement about business ownership
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Announcement regarding the ownership of a tobacco and snuff business in Bristol.
Date: May 26th 1781
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Advert for fine teas
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advert for fine teas. Sugar from the slave plantations in the Caribbean was imported to sweeten the bitter tasting drink.
Date: 1781
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Advert for sale of imported goods
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advert for fine teas.
Date: April 7th 1781
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Advert for sale of tobacco
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advert for sale of tobacco from Virginia, USA.
Date: March 24th 1781
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Advert for play at Theatre Royal
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From Bonner and Middleton’s Bristol Journal.
Advertisement for the Theatre Royal, Bristol, showing a comedy called The West-Indian.
Date: March 3rd 1781
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