Maine Maritime Museum

Shipping Commissioners Account of Wages

Date: Nov. 2, 1876
Voyage: Olive S. Southard (d. Baltimore May 13, 1876 - a. San Francisco Nov. 2, 1876)
Citation: MS-343 B3f1

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
Andrews, And. Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 81.50 15.00 30.00 2.18 32.68 48.82
Baschun, Carl Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Aug. 31, 1876 14 (days) 41.60 12.00 30.00 1.40 32.15 9.45 Deceased - Fell from aloft and killed
Boster, Lewis Steward May 12, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Nov. 4, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 172.00 30.00 60.00 2.30 62.80 109.20
Connelley, Chas. Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 81.50 15.00 38.00 2.17 32.67 48.83
Fisher, W. O. Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00
Freeman, Jas. Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 81.50 15.00 30.00 2.18 32.68 48.82
Johnson, Wm. Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 81.50 15.00 30.00 2.17 32.67 48.83
Leich, Geo. Seaman May 15, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 82.50 15.00 30.00 2.20 32.70 49.80
Liker, Chas. Cook May 12, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Nov. 4, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 143.30 25.00 50.00 2.30 52.80 90.50
Lynch, John Seaman April 29, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 90.50 15.00 8.00 2.41 10.91 79.59
Peterson, Peter G. Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 81.50 15.00 36.00 2.17 32.67 48.83
Peterson, N. Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 81.50 15.00 30.00 2.17 32.67 48.83
Rennier, John Seaman May 13, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 82.00 15.00 30.00 2.19 32.69 48.82
Richardson, John Second Mate May 13, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 17 (days) 194.66 35.00 70.00 2.23 72.73 121.93
Roder, John Carpenter and Seaman May 17, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 124.96 46.00 46.00 2.18 48.68 76.28
Sanderson, James S. Mate May 13, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Nov. 13, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 360.00 60.00 40.00 2.40 42.90 317.10
Silivicket, Jas. Seaman May 15, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Oct. 30, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 82.50 15.00 30.00 2.20 32.70 49.80
Stafford, Wm. Ordinary Seaman May 8, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Nov. 4, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 70.40 12.00 12.00 2.35 14.85 55.55
Welsh, James Ordinary Seaman April 29, 1876 Baltimore, MD - USA Nov. 4, 1876 San Francisco, CA - USA 5 (days) 86.33 14.00 30.00 2.47 32.97 53.36

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.