Maine Maritime Museum

Disbursements Account

Date: Nov. 2, 1865
Voyage: Hudson ( - a. Bassein)
Citation: MS-014 b1f19

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
Ciscoe, William Cook Oct. 23, 1865 London, England 306.50 Converted to USD at 4.80
Evening, August Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 110.40 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Frank, August Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 66.00 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Hays, George Steward Oct. 23, 1865 London, England 331.20 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Kelly, William Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 168.00 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Latchmore, Charles Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 94.80 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Phillipps, John Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 101.00 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Pierson, E. Carpenter Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 302.88 Converted to USD at 4.80
Pretorius, Charles Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 172.67 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Sholes, James Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 175.00 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Simpson, John Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 91.20 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Williams, J First Mate Nov. 2, 1865 London, England 370.80 Converted to USD at 4.80
Williams, John Seaman Oct. 18, 1865 London, England 103.20 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound
Williamson, Antonio Seaman Oct. 28, 1865 London, England 144.00 US dollars calculated at $4.80 per English pound

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.