Spray Plantation, Near the St. Mary's River, Maryland, l661

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Ship to take tobacco from Maryland to England. (An English flag flies from the topmost mast. The Maryland flag is yellow and black.)	Shipping Maryland Tobacco to England      The packed hogsheads are rolled to the creek's edge and then onto a small boat. The small boat ferries the tobacco, and that of Master Spray's neighbors, to a larger ship anchored in the St. Mary's River. When the ship is full it sails to England, usually in early December.    A small boat ferries hogsheads from the plantation to a large ship.
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Sue Freienmuth for Montgomery County Public Schools, MD, Oct. 25, 2000