Maine Maritime Museum

Seaman's Time-Book

Date: April 3, 1878
Voyage: Peace (d. Machias - a. Jonesport)
Citation: MS-155 b1f13

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
Beal, James Cook May 6, 1877 June 5, 1877
Beal, James Cook July 16, 1877 Aug. 28, 1877 13 (days)
Beal, James Cook June 11, 1877 July 2, 1877 21 (days)
Bryent, Jefeson Cook March 6, 1878 April 3, 1878 Jonesport, ME - USA 28 (days)
Peabody, Ammi Mate April 13, 1877 June 5, 877 24 (days)
Smith, Samuel Mate March 6, 1878 April 3, 1878 Jonesport, ME - USA 28 (days)
Wallace, Levi Cook April 13, 1877 April 26, 1877 13 (days)
Wallace, Freeman B. Mate June 11, 1877 July 2, 1877 21 (days)
Wallace, Freeman B. Mate July 16, 1877 Dec. 25, 1877 10 (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.