Maine Maritime Museum

Consular Certificate

Date: May 6, 1880
Voyage: John A. Briggs (d. Cardiff - a. San Francisco Dec. 7, 1880)
Citation: MS-38 b1f15

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
Bernholdt, John Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 35.00 5.00 2.50 0.50 2.50 16.10 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Boon, Henry Boy April 28, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Jan. 26, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 294 (days) 48.75 5.00 12.00 18.75 3.75 1.00 13.59 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book and MS-38 b1f17
Brunn, Gustav Ordinary Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 52.50 7.50 15.00 10.00 5.00 2.50 0.50 2.50 15.57 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Christianson, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 32.50 11.25 2.50 0.50 2.50 12.27 converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Correymen, John Carpenter April 22, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 230 (days) 210.75 27.50 50.00 4.00 97.50 3.25 0.50 49.19 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Davy, John Boy April 28, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Hong Kong, China 5.00 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound
Gulbranson, Bernt Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 16.25 9.00 2.50 0.50 2.50 29.99 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Jackson, A. Able-Bodied Seaman Liverpool, England San Francisco, CA - USA 10.90
Janson, John S. F. Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 31.00 16.00 2.50 0.50 3.75 8.44 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound
Joyce, Stephen Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 17.50 7.50 2.50 0.50 5.00 24.11 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound see also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Kenney, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 42.50 12.50 2.50 0.50 5.00 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound 7.50 0verpaid See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Lockwood, Henry Cook May 7, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Jan. 5, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 198.10 25.00 50.00 5.00 50.00 3.25 0.50 87.01 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 Account book
Lyons, John Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 31.25 12.50 2.50 0.50 2.50 11.68 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound
Merle, Louis Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 37.00 9.00 2.50 0.50 2.50 9.98 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Olsen, Johan Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 70.00 12.50 25.00 32.50 7.00 2.50 0.50 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book where he is listed as John Olsen
Patten, Isaac Seaman May 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 30, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 97.50 12.50 25.00 12.50 26.25 3.25 0.50 28.22 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound
Rof, Frank Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 25.00 7.50 2.50 0.50 2.50 22.84 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Scott, William Able-Bodied Seaman April 28, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Hong Kong, China 12.50 25.00 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Smith, William Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 22.00 7.50 2.50 0.50 3.00 24.81 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Svensen, Andreas Able-Bodied Seaman April 28, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 38.75 15.00 2.50 0.50 3.75 1.72 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Tucker, Samuel Able-Bodied Seaman April 8, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 12.50 25.00 18.75 7.50 2.50 0.50 2.50 19.21 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound See also MS-38 b1f16 account book
Vernon, James Seaman April 28, 1880 Hong Kong, China Aug. 30, 1880 Hong Kong, China 12.50 25.00 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound
Williams, Charles A. Steward Cardiff, Wales Hong Kong, China 30.00 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $5 per pound
Woodson, Charles Seaman April 28, 1880 Cardiff, Wales Aug. 30, 1880 Hong Kong, China 12.50 25.00 Converted from the document entry at the rate of $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.