Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: July 8, 1856
Voyage: Armoriel (d. St. John )
Citation: MS-90 b46f9

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
Barton, Morrison Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 17 (days) 71.33 20.00 30.00 14.50 0.75 24.15
Bell, Walter Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 20 (days) 66.00 18.00 30.00 5.00 0.75 27.82
Brown, Andrew Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 17 (days) 71.33 20.00 30.00 14.00 0.75 24.65
Brown, James Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 13 (days) 68.67 20.00 30.00 11.50 0.75 23.49
Chesnutt, Robert Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 17 (days) 71.33 20.00 30.00 10.00 0.75 27.40
Crooker, William B. Mate July 3, 1856 St. John, Canada 45.00 45.00
Healy, James Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada 20.00 30.00 Deserted
Lewis, John Steward July 5, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 2 (days) 36.57 10.00 0.75 35.82
Thompson, Charles Seaman July 9, 1856 St. John, Canada Oct. 25, 1856 15 (days) 70.00 20.00 30.00 7.50 0.75 29.32

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.