Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: May 18, 1881
Voyage: Olive S. Southard (d. Philadelphia May 18, 1881 - a. Portland)
Citation: MS-343 b3f2

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
Adolfo, Monghetti Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Allen, Felis Steward May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 35.00 40.00
Allen, Ellen Cook May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 15.00 35.00
Allen, John Steward Feb. 8, 1883 Philadelphia, PA - USA July 14, 1883 Portland, OR 156.00 30.00 30.00 3.00 2.05 35.55 120.40
Blake, J. H. Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Carlson, Carl Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00 Deserted
Chlslet, T. Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Christopher, James Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Gauder, F. Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Guahann, George Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Ianilson, Iven T. Carpenter May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 25.00 12.00
Jackson, James W. Second Mate May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 30.00 60.00
Joy, James F. Mate May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 50.00 100.00
Masseson, James Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Poyren, Frank Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Rancy, P. Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Saundson, H. Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Shild, Michael Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 25.00
Vaughen, James F. Seaman May 18, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18.00 50.00
Walker, Melville H. Master Philadelphia, PA - USA

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.