Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: July 17, 1862
Voyage: New Empire (d. Cardiff Feb. 16, 1862 - a. New York July 9, 1862)
Citation: MS-38 b6

Notes

None

Financial records

Mariner Rank Entry Date Entry Port Discharge Date Discharge Port Served P WPM WPR A S CA AA H SF F&F BD Notes
Butean, Joseph Feb. 3, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 14, 1862 New York, NY - USA 161 (days) 66.50 12.50 13.25 13.03 1.10 37.20 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Collins, John Feb. 16, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 14, 1862 New York, NY - USA 62.50 12.50 11.25 15.65 1.10 28.54 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Dingle, Louis Feb. 3, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 14, 1862 New York, NY - USA 161 (days) 66.50 12.50 13.63 1.10 35.26 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Harris, George Feb. 16, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 14, 1862 New York, NY - USA 148 (days) 54.25 12.50 13.00 7.16 1.10 32.04 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Olari, Richard Boy Jan. 21, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 27, 1862 New York, NY - USA 30.00 5.00 5.00 4.38 20.62
Overton, Hnery Feb. 15, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 29, 1862 New York, NY - USA 165 (days) 68.50 6.50 14.55 1.10 17.50 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Tucker, Edwin Mate Jan. 31, 1862 Cardiff, Wales July 17, 1862 New York, NY - USA 168 (days) 195.00 35.00 35.00 2.75 1.00 147.00 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound

Abbreviations: P – Payment, the total amount due the mariner for the voyage; WPM – Wages per month, the usual way seamen were paid; WPR – Wages per run: occasionally, mariners took a set amount for a run between two places; A – Advance, the amount the mariner received in advance of the voyage, for signing on; S – Slops, amount for goods purchased from the vessel’s store; CA – Creditor allotment, amount paid to creditors if so listed; AA – Advanced abroad, cash advances the mariner received while in foreign ports; H – Hospital money, a small monthly amount deducted to support the marine hospital service; SF – Shipping fees, paid to shipping agents for their services; F&F – Fines and forfeitures, if so listed, including prison fees; BD – Balance due, after all of the above

The information given in this database is entered here as it is on the document or documents in the Maine Maritime Museum collections. The spelling of the mariner’s name may be wrong, the arithmetic may be wrong, and some descriptions may be thoughtless or not politically correct, but they are shown as found. We have attempted to standardize the names and descriptions of vessels and the spelling of place names. We have tried to include in notes fields important information that does not fit in the standard fields.