Title Information
Title
Nicholas Brown & Co. to Hopkins, Esek
Subtitle
November 16, 1765
Name: Corporate
Name Part
Nicholas Brown & Co.
Role
Role Term: Text
creator
Name: Personal
Name Part
Hopkins, Esek
Name Part: Date
1718-1802
Role
Role Term: Text
recipient
Genre (aat)
letters (correspondence)
Origin Information
Place
Place Term: Code (MARC Country Code)
riu
Place Term: Text
Providence, RI
Date Created (encoding="w3cdtf", keyDate="yes")
1765-11-16
Language
Language Term: Code (ISO639-2B)
eng
Physical Description
Extent
2 p.
Abstract
The Brown brothers only learned the full scope of the Sally disaster in mid-November, when they received a letter from Hopkins, dated October 9, 1765 announcing his arrival in Antigua. In this November 16 letter, written in Moses Brown's hand, they acknowledge the "Disagreeable" news of "yr Losing 3 of yr Hands and 88 Slaves" but add that "your Self Continuing in Helth is so grate Satisfaction to us, that we Remain Contented under the Heavy Loss of our Int[erest]s." The balance of the letter offers information on Caribbean markets and suggestions on the commodities Hopkins that might purchase for his return journey to Rhode Island.
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Title Information
Title
University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice
Identifier: COLID
17
Identifier: URI
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/slaveryandjustice
Identifier: Local (displayLabel="JCB Manuscript ID")
BFBR 643-2, item 10
Identifier: METSID
1157643821997907
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