Maine Maritime Museum

Shipping agents bill

Date: Feb. 1, 1877
Voyage: Ivy (d. New York )
Citation: MS-90 b104f11

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
Agallah, John Saloonman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Anderson, George Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Barry, Thomas Ordinary Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 12.00 24.00
Courage, Abel Second Mate Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 37.00 74.00
Herold, August Carpenter Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 30.00 15.00
Johnson, John Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Johnson, Charles Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Lowell, Walter B. Boy Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Ommundsen, Eerling Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Peters, Yan Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Peterson, Aug. Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Silsby, Fred Boy Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Silva, Frank Steward Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 35.00 70.00
Smith, John Cook Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 30.00 60.00
Sprague, Melis Boy Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 10.00
Walker, Daniel Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Welsh, Ed Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
White, James Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Williams , Frank Seaman Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 18.00 40.00
Young, Oren Mate Feb. 1, 1877 New York, NY - USA 50.00

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.