Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: July 26, 1816
Voyage: United States (d. Wiscasset Jan. 6, 1815 - a. Wiscasset July 11, 1816)
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
Bassett, John Seaman Dec. 10, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 119.56 17.00 17.00 -6.42 deduction for 6 days lost time
Case, Richard Seaman Dec. 10, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 119.56 17.00 17.00 -4.22 deduction for 4 days lost time
Davis, John Seaman Dec. 23, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 18 (days) 112.19 17.00 17.00
Dole, William Cook Jan. 1, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 26, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 25 (days) 116.00 17.00
Goud, William Seaman Dec. 26, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 15 (days) 91.00 14.00 14.00 -1.07 deduction for 1 day lost time
Hafford, James Seaman Dec. 10, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 119.56 17.00 17.00 -3.21 deduction for 3 days lost time
Marson, James Seaman Dec. 28, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 13 (days) 96.50 15.00 15.00
Richmond, William Seaman Dec. 10, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 119.56 17.00 17.00 -3.21 deduction for 3 days lost time
Rittal, William Hand Dec. 26, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 15 (days) 78.00 12.00 12.00
Rittal, James Second Mate Jan. 1, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 10 (days) 126.66 20.00 16.00
Rittal, Francis Master Oct. 16, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 26, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 10 (days) 233.33 25.00 10.00
Stilphen, James Seaman Jan. 6, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 5 (days) 117.51 19.00 19.00
Wade, Charles Mate Dec. 26, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 26, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 175.84 25.00 20.00
Wood, John Seaman Dec. 10, 1815 Wiscasset, ME - USA July 11, 1816 Wiscasset, ME - USA 1 (days) 119.56 17.00 17.00 -3.21 deduction for 3 days lost time

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.