Maine Maritime Museum

Seaman's Time-Book

Date: June 7, 1881
Voyage: Altavela ( )
Citation: MS-438 b2f1

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
Carber, Willie L. Seaman May 25, 1880 Aug. 2, 1880 8 (days)
Cobb, Levi A. Steward Dec. 22, 1880 Jan. 4, 1887 14 (days)
Coombs, Fred Seaman May 25, 1880 June 12, 1880 18 (days)
Duffy, John Seaman June 16, 1880 June 26, 1880 10 (days)
Herrick, A. J. Mate Aug. 17, 1880 Oct. 19, 1880 2 (days)
Hopkins, W. F. Seaman May 25, 1880 July 2, 1880 8 (days)
Larkin, Howard Seaman Aug. 17, 1880 Oct. 19, 1880 2 (days)
Leman, Frank Seaman Oct. 27, 1880 Dec. 15, 1880 20 (days)
Murray, William Seaman Jan. 30, 1880 Jan. 4, 1881 6 (days)
Nutter, Rupert Seaman Nov. 4, 1880 Dec. 22, 1880 19 (days)
Oliver, Wilbur Steward Oct. 27, 1880 Dec. 20, 1880 24 (days)
Parker, Groves Mate Nov. 4, 1880 June 7, 1881 4 (days)
Sherwood, Joseph Seaman July 10, 1880 Jan. 7, 1881 28 (days)
Sylvester, Arthur Cook May 28, 1880 Oct. 19, 1880 25 (days)
Wells, R. F. Mate May 25, 1880 Jan. 7, 1881 14 (days) "R. F. Wells took chard 18/13/1880"
Wells, Harris H. Seaman July 8, 1880 Oct. 17, 1880 11 (days)
Wells, Julius Calvin Master April 12, 1880 Aug. 12, 1880
Wells, Rufus F. Master Aug. 13, 1880

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.