Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: May 11, 1812
Voyage: United States (d. Wiscasset Jan. 18, 1812 - a. Wiscasset May 9, 1812)
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
Bowan, John Ordinary Seaman Jan. 6, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA March 29, 1812 23 (days) 59.79 22.00
Dole, William Cook Jan. 11, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 28 (days) 78.66 20.00
Fishbeck, Hyart Second Mate Jan. 10, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA March 10, 1812 50.00 25.00
Hesselbom, Nils Seaman Jan. 6, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 3 (days) 94.30 23.00
Hubbert, William Seaman Jan. 4, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 4 (days) 90.91 22.00
Jones, Benjamin Hand Jan. 17, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 21 (days) 55.50 15.00
Prebble, Samuel Seaman March 11, 1812 May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 28 (days) 34.40 17.79
Rittal, Francis Master Dec. 11, 1811 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 11, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 125.00 25.00
Ryan, Daniel Boy April 7, 1812 Liverpool, England May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 2 (days) 11.13 10.50
Stinson, Frederick Seaman Jan. 15, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 24 (days) 79.80 21.00
Trask, John Ordinary Seaman Jan. 6, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 5 (days) 62.50 15.00
Tymoon, John Seaman Jan. 4, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 4 (days) 91.65 23.00
Wade, Zebulon Mate Jan. 10, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 11, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 104.86 26.00
Wade, Caleb Seaman Jan. 11, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA May 9, 1812 Wiscasset, ME - USA 28 (days) 78.76 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.