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A fact from Peter Baker (slave trader) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Baker & Dawson was the largest firm of slave traders in England during the late 18th century?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:50, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Enslaved people on a Caribbean plantation

~~...Alt0... that Baker & Dawson was the biggest firm of slave traders in the late 18th-century (pictured, enslaved people on a Caribbean plantation)?~~

Source The Captains in the British Slave Trade 1785-1807, author S. D. Behrendt, page 104 says: "Baker & Dawson used large slave ships" and "Baker and Dawson's Princess Royal" and "The Liverpool firm of Peter Baker and John Dawson was the largest firm in the slave trade from 1783 to 1792"

... Alt1 ... that Baker & Dawson was the biggest firm of slave traders in England during the late 18th-century (pictured, enslaved people on a Caribbean plantation)?

5 x expanded by Desertarun (talk). Self-nominated at 12:25, 13 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Date and expansion fine. However @Desertarun:, the article doesn't say they were the largest slave trading firm in the world, only in the Spanish Caribbean. Also, the non-book sources need accessdates. Furthermore have you done a QPQ? The picture licence is fine otherwise and theres no close paraphrasing. Just needs those issues sorted before this can move forward. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 05:51, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The C of E: Hi, thanks for the review. I've checked sources, they were the largest firm of slave traders in England because of their Spanish contract. I updated the article to reflect this information and added Alt1. I've added retrieved dates to the online sources and no QPQ is required. Desertarun (talk) 09:58, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's better, you're right no QPQ is needed as you only have 1 credit. Issues sorted now but not sure whether to use that picture as it seems tenuously linked to the bold subject (unless these slaves were traded by him). Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:01, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've now passed the no QPQ limit and as this isn't yet promoted the QPQ is here: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Bertie Prowse Desertarun (talk) 08:01, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]