Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: June 7, 1871
Voyage: Merom (d. Savannah - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-90 b134f2

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
Butler, George Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Curtis, Lewis Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00 Deserted before clearing
Davis, William Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Dudley, Charles Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Edmonds, John Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Edmonds, James Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Farrell, James Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Green, Lewis Second Mate June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA Sept. 11, 1971 New York, NY - USA 76.68
Grofs, Michael Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Henry, James Boatswain June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00
Larrabee, George H. Mate June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA Sept. 11, 1871 New York, NY - USA 74.00
Lee, John Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
McCaffery, Charles Boy June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA
Mercer, William Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Nelson, Andrew Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Robinson, Samuel Cook June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA Sept. 11, 1971 New York, NY - USA 40.00 40.00 72.18
Sherry, James Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Smith, John Seaman June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 30.00 60.00
Stewart, Alen G. Steward June 7, 1871 Savannah, GA - USA 40.00 40.00
Wilson, Frank Seaman June 7, 1871 Savanna , GA - USA 30.00 60.00 Deserted before clearing

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.