Thanks Sharon for the following information. Frank Neeson, Melbourne, Australia Sharon Carberry wrote: > "I cannot understand why the ship would call > at a port so far south of the US." > > Frank, your comment brings to mind something > I studied in an American History course back > a while. I believe you will find that there was a > "triangle" of trade among the colonies and Britain, > with finished/manufactured goods from Britain, > rum, cigars and sorghum/molasses from the Carribean, > and raw goods of all sorts from the American colonies. > Don't quote me on that as I may have the details > askew but that is the general idea. Boats carrying these > goods were not on such a regular schedule that the > opportunity to use a passenger-laden ship could be > passed up. Passengers and trade cargo were both > carried on these early ships. > > Sharon Carberry > Connecticut > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > Any queries go here! > List Maintainer: [email protected] > Any complaints go here! > Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! > Messages to list in plain text only!