Maine Maritime Museum

Consular Certificate

Date: Jan. 22, 1859
Voyage: George Turner (d. Boston - a. Boston)
Citation: MS-93 b1f14

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
Albret, William Boy Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 11, 1859 London, England 200 (days) 53.80 8.00 8.00 2.75 1.40 41.65
Ambrose, James Ordinary Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 11, 1859 London, England 200 (days) 93.20 14.00 14.00 13.81 1.40 63.10
Atuile, Edward Second Mate Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Nov. 7, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 291 (days) 213.12 22.00 22.00 92.25 2.00 98.87
Brewster, John J. Mate Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Nov. 12, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 295 (days) 393.33 40.00 40.00 159.21 2.00 192.12
Hart, Edward Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Nov. 5, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 285 (days) 152.00 16.00 16.00 50.00 2.00 84.00
Hughey, Samuel Cook Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 22.00 22.00
McCord, James Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 9, 1859 London, England 198 (days) 103.55 16.00 16.00 11.62 1.40 74.53
Moody, Stephen P. Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 9, 1859 London, England 198 (days) 103.54 16.00 16.00 10.62 1.40 76.60
Potter, George Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 9, 1859 London, England 198 (days) 103.54 16.00 16.00 7.43 1.40 78.71
Reed, William Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA March 21, 1859 Havana, Cuba 32.00 16.00 16.00 1.50 In debt
Thomas, Charles Carpenter and Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 8, 1859 London, England 197 (days) 118.00 18.00 20.00 8.60 1.40 88.10
Treegall, John Ordinary Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 15, 1859 London, England 204 (days) 95.06 14.00 14.00 1.40 79.60
Welsh, Peter Seaman May 5, 1859 Havana, Cuba Aug. 10, 1859 London, England 95 (days) 50.65 16.00 4.00 4.00 0.60 46.05 See also consul certificate, Havana, May 4, 1859, MS-93 b1f14
Williams, Charles Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Nov. 5, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 285 (days) 152.00 16.00 16.00 50.00 2.00 84.00
Williams, James Seaman Jan. 21, 1859 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 9, 1859 London, England 285 (days) 103.54 16.00 16.00 4.25 1.40 81.89

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.