Maine Maritime Museum

Consular Certificate

Date: July 13, 1871
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. Antwerp July 13, 1871 - a. New York July 1, 1872)
Citation: MS-90 b42f14

Notes

Antwerp to Cardiff to New York

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 Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Bangs, Chas Steward July 1, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 30.00 15.00 Date of entry is given only as "July" in 1871.
Bauwen, John Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Carlo, James Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1971 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Christophe, Lewis Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Davidson, Jacob Ordinary Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 12.00 12.00
Defroorter, Wm. Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Freeman, Wm. Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Freeman, Louis Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Garden, Henry Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Giviez, Stevens Boy July 1, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 8.00
Niegher, Chas Boy July 1, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 8.00
Soonblank, Carl Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Swenson, Jaac Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00
Williamson, John Able-Bodied Seaman July 12, 1871 Antwerp, Belgium New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00

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.