Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: April 9, 1885
Voyage: Olive S. Southard (d. New York Apr. 9, 1885 - a. Portland)
Citation: MS-343 b3f3

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
Allen, V. Steward April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 30.00
Anderson, T. Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Banderson, Wm. Mate April 9, 1885 New York, NY - USA 27.00 Discharged due to drunkenness
Brodie, L. C. Mate April 11, 1885 New York, NY - USA 27.00
Conar, R. Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Dansen, Paher Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Dick, Ah. Cook April 9, 1885 New York, NY - USA 15.00
Harrison, M. C. Sailmaker April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 18.00
Johnson, Victor Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Kurion, John M. Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Loyal, E. Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Mailer, F. Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Maxwell, James Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Meyes, Fred Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Pallo, Allenger Carpenter April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 15.00
Scanlan, Thomas Second Mate April 9, 1885 New York, NY - USA 18.00
Walsh, Thomas Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Whalley, H. Seaman April 10, 1885 New York, NY - USA 10.00

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.