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Nicholas Brown & Co. to Power, Nicholas: November 9, 1765

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Abstract:
Letter of instructions, dated November 9, 1765, from the Brown brothers to Nicholas Power, master of the brigantine George, bound for Surinam, a Dutch colony on the coast of South America. The letter instructs Power to rendezvous in Surinam with another Brown-owned ship, the sloop Four Brothers, under the command of Abraham Whipple, to assume command of the sloop, and to proceed to the West Indies in hopes of locating and assisting Esek Hopkins and the Sally, arriving from Africa with a cargo of slaves.

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No Copyright - United States
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Collection is open for research.

Citation

Nicholas Brown & Co., "Nicholas Brown & Co. to Power, Nicholas: November 9, 1765 " Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:303155/

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  • Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice

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