Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: May 30, 1898
Voyage: A. R. Keene (d. Jonesport May 30, 1898 - a. Hillsboro)
Citation: MS-65 b87 f1

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
Buhlee, E. P. Mate May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA 35.00 position of mate assumed from position on list, and from wage
Hansen, Han Seaman May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA 25.00 position assumed from place on list, and from wage
Johanson, J. Seaman May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA 25.00 position assumed from wage and place on list
Keene, Charles Master May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA
Larsen, Lawisly Cook May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA 30.00 position assumed from position on list, and from wage
McKinn, Henry May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA 20.00 older than anyone aboard except the master, but paid less than anyone. Too old (46) to be a boy. Green hand?
Thyart, Bernaice Seaman May 30, 1898 Jonesport, ME - USA 25.00 position assumed from wage and place on list

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.