Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Jan. 10, 1876
Voyage: Merom (d. New Orleans - a. Havre)
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
Antony, Burcan Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00 Deserted
Bailey, Edmund Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Berry, Charles Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Bixby, J. C. Mate Dec. 4, 1875 New Orleans, LA - USA 50.00
Bosbey, George Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Clendening, James Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Cobham, James Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Daniel, Sam Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Fowler, Robert Second Mate Dec. 4, 1875 New Orleans, LA - USA 40.00 60.00
Granois, Henry Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Johnson, Jacob Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00 Deserted
Larkson, Thomas Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Lehr, Louis Boy Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 10.00
Lowell, W. Seaman Dec. 4, 1875 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00
Nash, Spencer Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Payne, Susan Steward Dec. 4, 1875 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00
Payne, Frederick Cook Dec. 4, 1875 New Orleans, LA - USA 45.00
Roberts, Samuel Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Robinson, Ebenezer Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Rogers, Jacob Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00 Deserted after clearing
Scott, William Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00
Solomon, Thomas Seaman Jan. 11, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 30.00

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.