Brown University was funded by a fortune from the Old China Trade.
John Brown's ship #1 voyage of "General Washington" 12/ 27/ 1787 departing Rhode Island, arriving at Whampoa 10/ 27/1788, back to RI 10/20/ 1789
#2 Voyage by the General Washington to the East Indies—12/30/1789 to June, 1791
Brown and Ives also involved in China Trade
image of SHIP "BROWN BROTHERS"
布朗家族除了去西印度群岛包括(贩卖黑奴)盈利外,通过中国贸易获得了暴利,投资于美国最初的纺织厂,带动了美国的工业革命。
布朗家去中国的商船"General Washington"去了中国两次,一直到John BROWN1807年去世。
The major products brought home from China were tea, tea-related chinaware, and forms of cloth such as nankeens.
The General Washington loaded up on these items and headed back to Providence, arriving home on July 6, 1789 (Hedges, Vol. 2, p.23).