Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: July 2, 1811
Voyage: United States (d. Wiscasset Jan. 25, 1811 - a. Wiscasset June 30, 1811)
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
Barker, Augustus Hand Jan. 24, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA Feb. 5, 1811 12 (days) 16.00 Lost
Davis, Henery Seaman Jan. 21, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 8 (days) 105.36 20.00
Dilerway, Frank Seaman Jan. 24, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 108.50 21.00
Dole, William Cook Jan. 22, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 2, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 9 (days) 90.08 17.00
Fishbeck, Hyart Second Mate Dec. 2, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 53.04
Goud, George Hand Jan. 21, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 12 (days) 75.58 14.00
Houdlette, Francis Seaman Jan. 24, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 119.62 23.00
Lewis, Samuel Hand Jan. 24, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 104.04 20.00
Norton, Nathaniel Hand Jan. 22, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 78.00 15.00
Rittal, Francis Master Dec. 3, 1810 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 26 (days) 168.59 25.00
Rittal, James Hand Jan. 24, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 104.04 20.00
Swett, William H Hand Jan. 21, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 7 (days) 94.80 18.00
Tibbets, William Seaman Jan. 24, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 6 (days) 108.50 21.00
Wade, Charles Mate Jan. 21, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA June 30, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA 8 (days) 158.00 30.00

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.