A fact from Thomas Foxcroft (slave trader) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Thomas Foxcroft sold 307 people for £9,858?
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Gomer Williams on page 605-606 says "In 1784, the Bloom, Robert Bostock, master, carried 307 slaves from the Windward Coast of Africa to the West Indies, on account of Messrs. Thomas Foxcroft & Co.," and "Sale of 307 slaves... £9858"
ALT1 ... that in 1784, Thomas Foxcroft sold 307 people for £9,858, which is equivalent to £1,214,933 in 2019 money?
Source is the same as ALT0. For the money conversion I used WP inbuilt conversion. The code is reproduced as follows which can be checked when editing....equivalent to £1,523,381 in 2023
AGF on the source. I prefer ALT0, but both are approved. Nice work, @Desertarun! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 01:51, 23 September 2021 (UTC)