Maine Maritime Museum

Disbursements Account

Date: Sept. 1, 1869
Voyage: Ceres (d. Wilmington Aug. 27, 1869 - a. New York May 16, 1870)
Citation: MS-337 b1f11

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
Chisholm, Wilbut Aug. 28, 1869 May 4, 1870 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 287.00 35.00
Flanagan, John Dec. 13, 1869 May 3, 1870 New York, NY - USA 21 (days) 82.56 28.75 28.75 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Grant, William Aug. 27, 1869 May 16, 1870 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 388.50 45.00
Grozwick, Herman Seaman Aug. 28, 1869 Nov. 23, 1869 26 (days) 86.00 30.00 15.00
Maitinary, F. E. Steward Aug. 28, 1869 May 3, 1870 New York, NY - USA 5 (days) 326.83 40.00 20.00 20.00
Mouian, Joseph Dec. 13, 1869 May 3, 1870 New York, NY - USA 21 (days) 82.56 28.75 28.75 0.50 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Nelson, I. Seaman Aug. 28, 1869 Wilmington, NC - USA Nov. 17, 1869 Liverpool, England 19 (days) 79.00 30.00 15.00
Ralgibon, Carl Seaman Aug. 3, 1869 May 3, 1870 New York, NY - USA 3 (days) 243.00 30.00 15.00 0.50
Shrane, Olans Seaman Aug. 28, 1869 Nov. 2, 1869 4 (days) 64.00 30.00 15.00
Stanley, Francis Dec. 13, 1869 May 3, 1870 21 (days) 82.56 27.50 27.50 0.50 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny

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.