Articles of Agreement
| Date: | Oct. 31, 1881 |
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| Voyage: | T. A. Stuart (d. Jonesport Oct. 31, 1880 - a. St. John) |
| Citation: | MS-65 b106f1 |
Notes
"Jonesport to St. John N.B. thence to some port of discharge in the United States of America."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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase, Jethro | Seaman | Oct. 31, 1881 | Jonesport, ME - USA | 20.00 | What was written in the column for Monthly Wages is literally "$2,000" (and similarly for all mariners on this document). However I have entered "20.00" in the field since this is in accordance with monthly wages shown on other documents in this folder for this vessel at similar dates and voyages. | |||||||||||||
| Chase, George | Seaman | Oct. 31, 1881 | Jonesport, ME - USA | 20.00 | What was written in the column for Monthly Wages is literally "$2,000" (and similarly for all mariners on this document). However I have entered "20.00" in the field since this is in accordance with monthly wages shown on other documents in this folder for this vessel at similar dates and voyages. | |||||||||||||
| Kelley, D. D. | Mate | Oct. 31, 1881 | Jonesport, ME - USA | 30.00 | What was written in the column for Monthly Wages is literally "$3,000" (and similarly for all mariners on this document). However I have entered "30.00" in the field since this is in accordance with monthly wages shown on other documents in this folder for this vessel at similar dates and voyages. | |||||||||||||
| Yawley, Thomas G | Cook | Oct. 31, 1881 | Jonesport, ME - USA | 25.00 | What was written in the column for Monthly Wages is literally "$2,500" (and similarly for all mariners on this document). However I have entered "25.00" in the field since this is in accordance with monthly wages shown on other documents in this folder for this vessel at similar dates and voyages. |
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.
