Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Dec. 28, 1870
Voyage: Merom (d. Savannah - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-90 b134f1

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, William Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Adamson, William Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Blair, Winthrop G. Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA April 19, 1871 Liverpool, England 30.00 50.00
Evans, David William Second Mate Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 40.00 40.00 Deserted
Garrot, Phylip Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA April 19, 1871 Liverpool, England 30.00 50.00
Getting, Lars Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Gunn, William Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA April 19, 1871 Liverpool, England 30.00 50.00
Hall, Isaac Steward Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 35.00
Hughes, Thomas Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00 Deserted before clearing
Johnson, John H. Seaman Jan. 1, 1871 30.00 50.00 Shipped after clearing
Larrabee, George H. Mate Dec. 31, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 50.00
McNeil, John Carpenter Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA Jan. 4, 1871 30.00 45.00 Dead
Morris, Henry Seaman Jan. 1, 1871 30.00 50.00 Shipped after clearing
Paon, Charles Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Parker, Edward Cook Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 35.00
Peirson, John Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Whaling, Edward Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
White, James Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Wilson, John Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 50.00
Wilson, William Seaman Dec. 21, 1870 Savannah, GA - USA April 19, 1871 Liverpool, England 30.00 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.