Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Oct. 1, 1874
Voyage: Merom (d. New York - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-90 b134f4

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
Altmore, Charles Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Anderson, Niels Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Bixby, J. O. Second Mate Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 40.00 80.00
Corey, Francisco Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Deselle, Antonio Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Hayden, James Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Howard, John Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Lofke, C. Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
McKenzie, John Carpenter Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 35.00 70.00
Moffat, J. S. Mate Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 50.00 100.00
Morton, Helen Stewardess Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Morton, Joseph Cook Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 30.00 60.00
Rogers, Benjamin Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Rose, Charles Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Rotter, John Boy Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 8.00 15.00
Skalabrin, Mattio Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Smith, Alexander Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Smith, William Ordinary Seaman Sept. 30, 1874 New York, NY - USA 14.00 28.00
Sprague, J. B. Third Mate Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 25.00 20.00
Steele, John Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00
Tremaine, Benjamin Seaman 18.00 36.00 Substitute after clearning
Walton, Frederick G. Seaman Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA 18.00 36.00 Deserted after clearning
Webb, Edward Ordinary Seaman Sept. 30, 1874 New York, NY - USA 14.00 28.00

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.