Event
Voyage of the slave ship Sally, 1764–65
Brigantine owned by Nicholas Brown and Company that sailed from Providence in 1764; the captives rose against the crew; 108 died by Brown’s count.
- Dates
- 1764–1765
Connections 5
involved
- Nicholas Brown and Company owner Primary record 1
- Providence, Rhode Island port of departure Primary record 1
- Antigua where the survivors were auctioned Primary record 1
- Esek Hopkins master Primary record 1
part of
- Transatlantic slave trade Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 1764–1765 Voyage of the slave ship Sally, 1764–65
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 Sally was owned by Nicholas Brown and Company, a partnership of four brothers, Nicholas, John, Joseph, and Moses Brown.
Slaves Rose on us was obliged fire on them and Destroyed Eight and Several more wounded badly
bringing the total death toll to 108
Hopkins eventually acquired a cargo of 196 Africans
Their action appears to have been motivated more by economic than moral qualms
the Sally set sail for the West Indies, nineteen Africans had already died
The Sally sailed from Providence in 1764, the year of Brown’s founding.
The survivors, auctioned in Antigua, were so sickly and emaciated that they commanded prices as low as £5 apiece
the Brown brothers ordered the ship’s master, Esek Hopkins
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