Wanton, Joseph Jr. to Nicholas Brown & Co. August 13, 1764 Wanton, Joseph 1731-1780creator Nicholas Brown & Co. recipient letters (correspondence) riu Newport, RI 1764-08-13 eng 2 p. Letter to the Brown brothers from Joseph Wanton, Jr., a Newport merchant and slave trader, regarding Thomas Underwood, who has agreed to serve as first officer of the Sally on its forthcoming voyage to Africa in exchange for a wage of £60 per month and a privilege (i.e. a commission) of four slaves. The letter, dated August 13, 1764, also advises the Browns to replace the Sally's master, Esek Hopkins, who had no experience in the slave trade, with a more experienced captain named Crosswell. "[S]uch times as will be when your vessel gets there, never were before," Wanton warns, "and having a Stranger must make it worse." In a letter sent the previous week, Wanton had volunteered his own services to command the ship. University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice 17 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/slaveryandjustice BFBR 340-7-8/13/64 115764064293220No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.