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This was the first slave ship to sail from providence Road Island.
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The Brown's second involvement in the slave trade was when the two brothers Niucholas and John joined theie uncle Obadiah. The ship The Wheel of Fortune was captured by a French privateer, taking much of the family's profit.
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The Brown's sent three ships to the Carribean. The third ship The Sally was to set sail to West Africa to acquire a load of slaves for sale in British colonies. They hoped this would support their struggling iron and candle making buisnesses.
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This was the day that The Sally left Newport for Africa to gather and sell slaves to Carribean merchants.
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Captain Hopkins visted many African leaders in order to develop relationships. He also traded with European merchants and soldor bought slaves to and from other ships.
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Capatin Hopkins bought his last slave and purchased 196 slaves in all. He slod 9 to other traders on the coast and 20 others died.
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The death toll began to rise when uprising occured. The crew suppresed the uprising by firing guns at the slaves kiling 8 and injuring several others.
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The Sally ended up losing 88 of the 196 slaves purchased. This was economically disasterous for the Brown Brothers but they still remained cheerful.
