Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Dec. 19, 1857
Voyage: Charlotte A. Morrison (d. New Orleans - a. Havre)
Citation: ms-90 b68 f15

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
Adams, Augustus Ordinary Seaman Feb. 11, 1856 Havre, France April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 0 (days) 16.00 8.00 15.00 0.40 0.60
Anair, Edward E. Seaman Feb. 11, 1858 Havre, France April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 25 (days) 27.50 15.00 15.00 2.95 0.36 8.29
Bell, William Cook Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 12, 1858 New London, CT - USA 28 (days) 118.00 20.00 20.00
Bose, Isaiah Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 26.13 16.00 20.00 6.80 0.40 0.00 Balance of wages not paid, deserted at Havre
Danford, John Seaman Feb. 11, 1858 Havre, France April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 25 (days) 27.50 15.00 15.00 0.36 12.14
Darling, William Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 10, 1858 18 (days) 64.40 16.00 39.50 0.92 23.98
Davis, John Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 10, 1858 19 (days) 58.13 16.00 20.00 14.20 0.73 23.19
Delevese, George Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 28.27 16.00 20.00 3.50 0.36 4.41 Balance not paid, deserted at Havre de Grace
Ellis, Francis Boy Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 3 (days) 25.20 12.00 18.00 6.80 0.40 0.00 deserted
Harper, George Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 58.13 16.00 20.00 14.67 0.73 22.71
Hook, Thomas Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 26 (days) 28.00 12.00 20.00 7.62 0.38 0.00 hospitalized (apparently in Havre de Grace)
Howard, Henry Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 58.13 16.00 20.00 17.00 20.39
Hoyt, James Ordinary Seaman Feb. 11, 1858 Havre, France April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 0 (days) 16.00 8.00 15.00 0.40 0.60
Hussey, Edward L. Mate Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 12, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 17 (days) 182.16 40.00
Morrison, Parker H. Mate Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 12, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 7 (days) 105.83 25.00
Napolion, Louis Boy Feb. 11, 1858 Havre, France April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 0 (days) 12.00 12.00
Somers, Henry Seaman Dec. 19, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA April 10, 1858 New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 58.13 16.00 20.00 18.70 0.93 18.69
Walker, John Seaman 19 (days) 58.13 16.00 20.00 17.00 0.73 20.39

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.