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The Brown brothers and their father Captian James Brown's first involment in slave trading was in 1735 when they sent the first slave ship to sail from Providence. The ship was named Mary.
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The Browns second attempt to send another slave ship to Africa was with the vessel the Wheel of Fortune but it was captured by the French and took much of the family's investment.
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On September 10th, 1764 Nicholas Brown and company sent three ships that would meet in the Caribbean. Two of the ships sold horses and other goods, while the third ship Sally sailed to West Africa to get slaves to sell to the English in the Caribbean
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On November 10th, 1764 Captian Hopkins and Sally arrived in West Africa, on the coast of what is now Guinea.
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On August 20th, 1765 Captian Hopkins bought his last slave after nine months. In all he bought 196 slaves, but not all survived
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After eight days out on the sea, the slaves rose in rebellion. Hopkins and his crew suppressed the uprising by firing on the slaves, wounding several and killing eight,
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On November 16th, 1765 a letter was written by the Brown brother to Captian Hopkins expressing their satisfaction of his great helath after 88 of the slaves perished.
