ID: 1447435
Dan Brennan
Individual
1841 Part Entire MANDEVILLE JAMAICA to LIVERPOOL (ROBERTSON GLADSTONE). From ARCHIBALD KELSO. First of two page contents missing but plenty of interesting material. Opium War, railways etc
John Gladstone, who died four years prior, was the father of future PM William Gladstone. He was also the biggest slave owner in Britain and the biggest beneficiary of the post abolition compensation scheme to the tune of £106,000 (£80 million plus in today’s money)