Maine Maritime Museum

Shipping agents bill

Date: March 12, 1881
Voyage: James Drummond (d. New York )
Citation: MS-90 b119f2

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 15.00 40.00
Barkhanser, J. C. Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Callaghan, William Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 12.00 30.00
Carpley, James Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Clark, F. D. Boy March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 10.00 12.00
Davidson, Joseph Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 12.00 30.00
Dorrat, Joseph Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Doyle, B. E. Cook March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 27.00 54.00
Edwards, Charles Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Farrar, William M. Steward March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 35.00 25.00
Grissi, Anton Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Hammond, William Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 12.00 30.00
Jackson, Robert Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Mardreth, Gian Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Murphy, Michael Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Nilson, Charles Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Percy, A. L. Mate March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 50.00
Richardson, John Ordinary Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 12.00 30.00
Smith, W. B. Second Mate March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 30.00 60.00
Tancher, Ferdinan Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Williams, John Seaman March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Wilson, George Carpenter March 12, 1881 New York, NY - USA 27.00 67.00

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.