Event
Prosecution of John Brown for the voyage of the Hope
The Providence Abolition Society prosecuted John Brown in federal court over his ship Hope, sent to the Gold Coast in 1795; a jury acquitted him.
Connections 1
involved
- John Brown (Providence merchant) defendant; acquitted Primary record 1
Proof 1 source
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Slavery and Justice: Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, Brown University, 2006.
Primary record
The voyage proved a profitable one
Of the 229 Africans loaded onto the ship, 198 survived to be sold in Cuba.
Though the offending ship was impounded, John Brown triumphed in the ensuing jury trial, emerging with an acquittal and a judgment for costs against the Providence Abolition Society.
were both longtime allies of John Brown
Thus did John Brown become the first Rhode Islander, and apparently the first American, prosecuted in federal court for illegal slave trading
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