Maine Maritime Museum

Receipt

Date: June 6, 1868
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool June 6, 1868)
Citation: MS-90 b42f18

Notes

This document is 2 pages. Entries are in the following form: "Liverpool June 6th, 1868 / Received from A.J. Lowell Master of the ship A.M. Minot [sic], the sum of ___ Pounds ___ Shillings & ___ pence [with the numbers written as words rather than numerals] on a/c of wages due on the voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool" then with the amount written out in numerals and the signature (or name written with an X and the notation "his mark"). See also Portage Bill June 1868 inMS-90 b42f15.

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
Ashton, William San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 10.46 Balance due of £2-1-10 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Brown, John San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 10.38 Balance due of £2-1-6 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Chatterton, John San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 12.25 Balance due of £2-9-0 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Frank, David San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 7.85 Balance due of £1-11-5 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Gane, George San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 29.17 Balance due of £5-16-8 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly). This entry is crossed out.
Garrison, Joshua San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 6.25 Balance due of £1-5-0 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Hamlen, P San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 10.83 Balance due of £2-3-4 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Johnson, Peter San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 10.77 Balance due of £2-3-1 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Larsen, Thorston San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 9.04 Balance due of £1-16-2 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Murray, Thomas Cook San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 20.83 Balance due of £4-3-4 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly). The mariner did not sign the receipt; the name is written in pencil along with the station.
Neary, James San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 12.25 Balance due of £2-9-0 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Nichols, Albert San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 18.83 Balance due of £3-15-4 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly). The entry is crossed out, although it had been signed by the mariner as having received this payment.
Peterson, Emanuel San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 9.17 Balance due of £1-16-8 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Reddings, Sael San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 12.25 Balance due of £2-9-0 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Smith, Oliver San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 10.29 Balance due of £2-1-2 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).
Whald, Charls San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1868 Liverpool, England 11.60 Balance due of £2-6-5 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (assumed for 19th century payments when no exchange rate is given explicitly).

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.