Talk:Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet

Slave trader?
The introduction says he was a slave-trader, but there is nothing in the article about this. If its true then something should be added in the article. If its not then it should be substituted for 'slave-owner'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LastDodo (talk • contribs) 16:17, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree, and have made the change. DuncanHill (talk) 16:21, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Somebody deleted the entry which quantified the number of slaves owned by Gladstone at the time of emancipation. This entry is properly referenced. When you click on the citation, you can then go to each individual property, and click on "details". You will then see how many enslaved people were on each estate. A simple addition can then produce the figures of total compensation and total enslaved people. Please don't delete this again before discussing it here.Mikesiva (talk) 08:36, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


 * How much was £106,769 worth in today's money? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:58, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

'Free labour'
"Gladstone expressed a desire to obtain free labour from India"

This sentence might be confusing because 'free labour' implies no-cost labour.

What the word 'free' means here is 'non-slave' i.e. indentured workers.

The letter to which it is referenced is quite clear.

So I've changed it to 'indentured labourers'. 2.97.225.243 (talk) 15:55, 20 August 2023 (UTC)