1787-Oct.–Dec.: Jamaican customs agents registered a significant amount of regional trade, recording eighty-nine British ships and sixty-four foreign vessels.

1787-Oct.–Dec.: Jamaican customs agents registered a significant amount of regional trade, recording eighty-nine British ships and sixty-four foreign vessels. This seagoing commerce bound the Caribbean community together despite complex imperial regulations. Jamaica’s entry into the free port system was primarily designed to attract trade from French and Spanish colonies. These figures demonstrate the extent of maritime connectivity between Jamaica and its neighbors in the late eighteenth century.