Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Sept. 30, 1875
Voyage: Merom (d. Liverpool - a. New Orleans)
Citation: MS-90 b134f5

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
Atheson, Charles Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Bontemps, Frank Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Butler, John Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Byrne, Frederick Seaman Oct. 1, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing
Connolly, Patrick Seaman Oct. 9, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing
Connor, Patrick Seaman Oct. 9, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing Deserted
Coyne, Susan Stewardess Sept. 28, 1975 Liverpool, England 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Crane, Thomas Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Dempsey, John Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Dillon, John S. Second Mate Sept. 27, 1875 Liverpool, England 30.00 30.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Duggan, Michael Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Dumas, Charles Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Foley, Daniel Seaman Oct. 1, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing
Fowler, Robert Seaman Oct. 9, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00
Gould, James Seaman Oct. 4, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing
Lamont, Henry Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Mansfield, Peter Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
McCarty, James Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Deserted
Sullivan, John Seaman Oct. 9, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 Also noted "Green, $12.50" converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing
Walker, James Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Walsh, Thomas Seaman Sept. 29, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Wilson, Henry Seaman Oct. 9, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound Substitute shipped after clearing
Wyatt, Alex Seaman Sept. 30, 1875 Liverpool, England 15.00 15.00 converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound

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.