[1] Between 1783 and 1792, Dawson and his business partner Peter Baker were the largest slave traders in Great Britain.
[2] In 1790, Dawson owned 19 slave ships, with an average value of £10,000[3](about £1.5 million today).
Vessels they owned, individually or together, included: Sisters, of 252 tons (bm), was launched at Liverpool in 1786.
[7] She disappeared on the coast of Africa or on her way to the West Indies, together with her crew and any captives on board.
[4] During the credit crisis of 1793,[10] Dawson was declared bankrupt in 1793, owing £500,000 (about £74 million today).