Receipt
| Date: | June 6, 1868 |
|---|---|
| Voyage: | Alice M. Minott (d. San Francisco Jan. 17, 1868 - a. Liverpool June 1, 1868) |
| Citation: | MS-90 b42f18 |
Notes
Document top right corner is torn, so year of document date is missing. Year is inferred from receipt information (voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool), and 1868 is the only year such a voyage occurred that ended with the ship's arrival in Liverpool in June.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, John | San Francisco, CA - USA | June 6, 1868 | Liverpool, England | 9.27 | Payment was £1.17.1 which equals $9.27 at the exchange rate of $5.00/£ (exchange rate is assumed for 19th century dates when an exchange rate is not explicitly given). |
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.
