Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Sept. 13, 1872
Voyage: Merom (d. San Francisco - a. Cork)
Citation: MS-90 b134f3

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
Brown, Robert Second Mate Sept. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 40.00 50.00
Brown, John Seaman Sept. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Coleman, John Seaman Sept. 14, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Fenton, Thomas Cook Sept. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 35.00 70.00
Fisher, Thomas Seaman Sept. 18, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Foss, George Seaman Sept. 18, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Griffin, Thomas Seaman Sept. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 29, 1873 30.00 60.00 Deserted
Hynn, H. Seaman Sept. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00 Deserted after clearing
Jackson, James Seaman Sept. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 29, 1873 30.00 60.00 Deserted
Johnson, Robert Cook March 13, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 35.00 70.00 Deserted after clearing
Kelly, James Seaman Sept. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00 Deserted after clearing
Larrabee, George H. Mate Sept. 14, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 55.00
Miles, Charles Seaman Sept. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 29, 1873 30.00 60.00 Deserted
Peters, Charles Seaman Sept. 18, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Peterson, Samuel Seaman March 14, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Schenck, William Steward Sept. 13, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 50.00 80.00
Sprague, James B. Seaman Sept. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Tulloch, J. B. Seaman Sept. 18, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Vertemayer, Ciral Seaman Sept. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00
Williams, Charlie Seaman March 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 29, 1873 30.00 60.00 Deserted
Wilson, W. Seaman Sept. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00 Deserted after 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.