His letterbooks for the period 1779-92 have been found to be very useful for historians researching the slave trade of that era.
[2] Which is ironic as his family tree now includes two mixed race Aboriginal branches.
He joined the congregation of St Anne's Church, Liverpool, occupying three pews.
[1] Charles Wilkinson was related to him and worked as his agent in London before settling on the Rio Pongo.
[4] The information here is based on "Robert Bostock of Liverpool and the British Slave Trade on the Upper Guinea Coast, 1769-93" by Denise Jones.