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Bristoll, March 9. A Vessel of this Town arriving this last Night in seven weeks from Jamaica, assures us of the good and flourishing condition of that Island, and that they are there setting out several ships to ply upon their Coasts.
London Gazette, March 9, 1667
I haven't yet found a picture of a Jamaican drogher - one of the small sailing vessels which carried goods around the coasts of the island, moving from one port to another - but some of these ships could have looked like this one. The droghers continued to operate long after the introduction of the steam engine.
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I particularly like this reference to the building of a drogher at Buff Bay, since I have family links with the former capital of the old parish of St. George.
The Jamaican Historical Review - Volume 2, 1978
The ordinary passes for the coastal trade (drogging passes), which were presumably mere licences, originated in Spanish Town, and the deputy secretary issued them.
The ordinary passes for the coastal trade (drogging passes), which were presumably mere licences, originated in Spanish Town, and the deputy secretary issued them.