Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Aug. 2, 1881
Voyage: James Drummond (d. New York - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-90 b118 f20

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, James Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 10.75 1.90 0.50 16.35
Barkhausen, J. C. Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 18.50 1.90 0.50 8.60
Callaghan, William Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 55.60 12.00 30.00 6.25 1.90 0.50 16.95
Cookley, James Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 25.75 1.90 0.50 1.35
Davidson, Joseph Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 55.60 12.00 30.00 17.50 1.90 0.50 5.70
Dorrat, Joseph Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 13.50 1.90 0.50
Doyle, B. G. Cook March 11, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 20 (days) 126.00 27.00 54.00 1.90 0.50 69.60
Edwards, Charles Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 19.25 1.90 0.50 7.85
Farrar, W. M. Steward March 7, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 24 (days) 168.00 35.00 25.00 11.00 2.00 0.50 129.50
Grissi, H. Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 10.00 1.90 0.50 17.10
Hammond, William Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 55.60 12.00 30.00 22.00 1.90 0.50 1.20
Jackson, Robert Seaman March 12, 1881 New Richmond, Canada July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 15.25 1.90 0.50 11.85
Murchett, G Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 6.00 1.90 0.50
Murphy, Michael Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 3.75 1.90 0.50 23.35
Nelson, Charles Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 13.00 1.90 0.50 14.10
Richardson, John Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 55.60 12.00 30.00 15.75 1.90 0.50 7.45
Smith, W. B. Second Mate March 10, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 21 (days) 141.00 30.00 60.00 22.75 2.00 0.50 55.75
Taudier, F. Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 11.75 1.90 0.50 15.35
Williams, John Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 19 (days) 69.50 15.00 40.00 1.90 0.50 27.10
Wilson, George Carpenter March 5, 1881 New York, NY - USA July 30, 1881 26 (days) 131.40 27.00 67.00 39.25 2.00 0.50 22.65

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.