ESEK HOPKINS
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The Sally was owned by Nicholas Brown and Company and this voyage was financially unsuccessful with 109 out of 196 slaves dying in board. Brown, of the family that founded Brown University, was discouraged by this voyage and withdrew from the slave trading business. See {641475}. American naval hero, John Paul Jones, served under Hopkins in the American Revolution.
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Commodore Esek Hopkins /ˈiːˌzɛk/ was an American naval officer and slave trader. Hopkins was the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an accomplished merchant captain and privateer. He is noted for his successful raid on the British port of Providence, in the Bahamas, and capturing large stores of military supplies.
