Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: Dec. 22, 1809
Voyage: Juno (d. Wiscasset - a. New York)
Citation: MS-243 b1

Notes

In the form of a portage bill

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
Brawnar, Basil Steward June 10, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 192 (days) 89.64 14.00
Brumstrum, John Seaman July 1, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 171 (days) 125.33 22.00
Davis, John Seaman July 2, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 170 (days) 113.33 20.00
Eldridge, Nathan Second Mate May 10, 1809 Wiscasset, ME - USA Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 222 (days) 185.00 25.00
Holden, Joel Mate 76.56 See entry for Master Francis Rittal for this voyage - there may be some confusion with the Holden entry
Holmes, Samuel Hand June 15, 1809 Dec. 21, 1809 New York, NY - USA 186 (days) 93.00 15.00
Marshall, Benjamin Hand May 10, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 222 (days) 103.64 14.00
Rittal, Francis Master May 16, 1809 Wiscasset, ME - USA Jan. 6, 1810 New York, NY - USA 230 (days) 191.80 25.00 confusion on line of portage bill - between master and Joal Holden, Mate - these may be Holden's wages.
Ritten, Moses Seaman May 10, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 222 (days) 148.00 20.00
Roberts, Iwans Seaman July 1, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 171 (days) 125.33 22.00
Tredwell, Charles Cook June 19, 1809 Dec. 29, 1809 New York, NY - USA 190 (days) 120.33 19.00
Watson, Dunham Seaman July 2, 1809 Dec. 22, 1809 New York, NY - USA 170 (days) 124.60 22.00

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.