Brown Brother’s Slave Ventures

By Timmy0015

  • The Brown Family

    The Brown Family
    The Brown family's first recorded involvement in slave trading.

  • The Brown Family

    The Brown Family
    The Brown family oufitted another ship, the Wheel of Fortune.

  • The Sally

    The Sally
    The Sally left Newport for Africa.

  • The Sally

    The Sally
    Captain Hopkins and the Sally arrived in West Africa, on the coast of what is now the country of Guinea.

  • Slaves

    Slaves
    Captain Hopkins purchases his last slave.

  • The Rebellion

    The Rebellion
    The slaves rise against in rebellion, Hopkins and his crew suppressed the uprising by firing on the slaves, killing eight and wounding several others.

  • The Talk with Hopkins

    The Talk with Hopkins
    The Brown brothers to Esek Hopkins.
    "We need to not mention how Disagreeable the news of your losing...88 slaves is to us and all your friends, but yourself continuing in heath is a great satisfaction to us, that we remain cheerful..."