Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: Dec. 1, 1810
Voyage: United States (d. Wiscasset May 16, 1810 - a. Wiscasset)
Citation: MS-243 b1

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
Gamage, Josh Hand May 8, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Oct. 30, 1810 21 (days) 102.60 18.00
Gove, James Seaman May 3, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 20, 1810 17 (days) 51.39 20.00 12.92
Holden, Moody Second Mate April 16, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Nov. 2, 1810 16 (days) 163.33 25.00
Holden, Joel Mate April 16, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Nov. 25, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA 9 (days) 255.50 35.00
Houdlette, Francis Seaman April 23, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Nov. 30, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 151.50 20.00
McIntire, James Hand May 5, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Oct. 29, 1810 24 (days) 87.00 15.00
Pushord, Peter Seaman July 25, 1810 Oct. 30, 1810 4 (days) 68.92 22.00
Rittal, Francis Master April 3, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Dec. 1, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA 27 (days) 195.75 25.00
Rittal, James Hand May 8, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Nov. 15, 1810 6 (days) 93.00 15.00
Stewart, Dick Cook Sept. 1, 1810 Oct. 29, 1810 29 (days) 29.50 15.00
Sweet, John Hand May 11, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Oct. 30, 1810 18 (days) 50.40 9.00
Trask, Oba Hand May 7, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Oct. 22, 1810 22 (days) 103.20 18.00
Willson, Hubert Cook May 7, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 20, 1810 13 (days) 46.45 19.00 9.27
Wylee, Robert Hand May 10, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA Oct. 30, 1810 19 (days) 112.73 20.00

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.