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The Brown brothers' father, Captain James Brown, sends the vessel Mary to Africa. This was the first slave ship to travel from Providence.
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Nicholas and John Brown joined their uncle Obadiah and other merchants in outfitting the ship, Wheel of Fortune. This ship was captured by a French privateer, taking much of the family's investments with it.
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THe Browns' next ship, the Sally, left Newport for Africa.
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Captain John Hopkins and the Sally arrive in Africa, on the coast of what is now Guinea. He will trade with many African leaders and Europeans merchants for slaves.
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Captain Hopkins buys his last slave. He purchased 196 slaves in all.
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The slaves rosed in rebellion, but Captain Hopkins and the crew supressed them by firing at the slaves, killing eight of them and wounding several others.
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The Brown brothers tell Hopkins: "We need not mention how Disagreeable the news of your losing...88 slaves is to us and all your friends, but yourself continuing in health is a great satisfaction to us, that we remain cheerful..." This is saying that the outcome of Sally was a disaster, but they were happy that the ship and their friend were safe.
