Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: None
Voyage: Charlotte A. Morrison (d. Magaquadavic, NB - a. Glasgow)
Citation: ms-90 b68 f15

Notes

No date for this document could be found; no specific departure date shown; destination was stated as Glasgow and one or more other ports in Europe; return would be to a non-specified port of discharge in the USA

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
Darling, William Ordinary Seaman Boston, MA - USA 14.00
Drugan, John Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 18.00 18.00
Dyer, William Second Mate Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 27.00 27.00
Farrell, William Cook Boston, MA - USA 25.00 shipped in Boston
Hatch, William Ordinary Seaman 14.00
Humphrey, Thomas Seaman Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 15.00 $5.00 entered in column labeled "privilege"
Husey, Edward Mate Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 27.00 27.00
Morrison, A. G. Seaman Boston, MA - USA 16.00 shipped in Boston
Mowha, Andrew Ordinary Seaman Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 14.00 14.00
Noble, Fred Seaman Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 18.00
Pettigrew, Francis Seaman Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 18.00 18.00
Ring, John Ordinary Seaman Boston, MA - USA 14.00 signed on in Boston
Sheppard, John Seaman Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 18.00 $7.00 entered in column labeled "privilege"
Todd, Will Boy Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 10.00 10.00
Walker, James Seaman Magaquadavic, NB, Canada 18.00 $5.00 entered in column labeled "privilege"

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.