Maine Maritime Museum

Seaman's Time-Book

Date: July 10, 1879
Voyage: Moro ( - a. Jonesport)
Citation: MS-155 b1f10

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
Kelley, Edwin Mate April 17, 1878 May 18, 1878 1 (days)
Kelley, Eben Seaman April 17, 1878 July 2, 1878 16 (days)
Kelley, William Mate May 20, 1878 July 2, 1878 12 (days)
Kelley, Henry Cook July 7, 1878 Aug. 31, 1878 24 (days)
Kelley, Frank Seaman July 7, 1878 Aug. 9, 1878 2 (days)
Kelley, William Mate Aug. 19, 1878 Aug. 31, 1878 12 (days)
Kelley, Franklin Cook Oct. 30, 1878 Dec. 2, 1878 3 (days)

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.