Maine Maritime Museum

Consular Certificate

Date: March 24, 1849
Voyage: George Turner (d. Portland - a. Portland)
Citation: MS-93 b1f13

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
Anderson, John Seaman March 24, 1847 New Orleans, LA - USA July 24, 1847 Portland, ME - USA 59.00 15.00 15.00 6.43 0.80 37.37
Dodge, Francis Second Mate New Orleans, LA - USA 24.00 12.00 32.60 deserted
Dyer, Benjamin Seaman Feb. 15, 1849 Portland, ME - USA Portland, ME - USA 161 (days) 85.86 15.00 1.10 53.81
Humphrey, P. Mate Feb. 5, 1849 Portland, ME - USA 169 (days) 169.00 30.00 30.00 30.93 106.97
Jackson, Thomas Leonard Second Mate May 18, 1849 Antwerp, Belgium Portland, ME - USA 66 (days) 44.00 20.00 0.40 43.60
Mason, Arnold Seaman March 24, 1849 New Orleans, LA - USA Portland, ME - USA 118 (days) 59.00 15.00 15.00 2.43 0.80 38.27
Pollents, John Seaman March 24, 1847 New Orleans, LA - USA July 22, 1847 Portland, ME - USA 118 (days) 59.00 15.00 15.00 2.43 0.80 38.27
Puensden, Theodore F. Seaman Feb. 7, 1849 Portland, ME - USA Portland, ME - USA 167 (days) 77.93 14.00 12.83 1.10 43.00
Randall, Francis Seaman March 24, 1849 New Orleans, LA - USA Portland, ME - USA 60.00 15.00 15.00 6.43 0.80 38.77
Rogers, Edwin Seaman March 22, 1849 New Orleans, LA - USA Portland, ME - USA 122 (days) 59.00 15.00 7.50 15.53 0.80 37.17
Sheridan, James Seaman March 24, 1847 New Orleans, LA - USA Antwerp, Belgium 15.00 15.00 8.00 Deserted at Antwerp
Snow, William Seaman March 24, 1847 New Orleans, LA - USA July 24, 1847 Portland, ME - USA 60.00 15.00 15.00 6.43 0.80 37.77
White, George Steward March 19, 1847 New Orleans, LA - USA Aug. 14, 1849 Portland, ME - USA 145 (days) 125.67 26.00 45.12 79.75
Wiggins, George Seaman Feb. 15, 1847 Portland, ME - USA July 24, 1847 Portland, ME - USA 164 (days) 82.00 20.33 1.10 50.07
Winslow, A. J. Seaman March 24, 1847 New Orleans, LA - USA July 24, 1847 Portland, ME - USA 60.00 15.00 15.00 6.43 0.80 37.77

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.