Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: July 5, 1875
Voyage: Oasis (d. Cardiff - a. Rio de Janeiro)
Citation: MS-38 b2f15

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
Besely, Ruby L. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Jan. 6, 1875 150 (days) 76.00 16.00 25.00 11.25 0.50 38.00 converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Booth, Francis Boy Jan. 19, 1875 Callao, Peru July 5, 1875 147 (days) 97.50 17.50 65.00 15.00 2.50 0.50 13.50 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Brown, John Ordinary Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 6, 1875 319 (days) 146.25 13.75 22.50 21.00 8.75 4.25 0.50 88.00 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Eiler, Edward Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 172.50 16.25 25.00 9.25 9.25 4.25 0.50 124.00 spilling paint and oil 10, having away hatch 1.10
Frake, Samuel Boy July 26, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 7, 1875 340 (days) 70.75 6.25 12.50 6.00 1.25 4.25 49.75 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Hansen, E. Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 18, 1875 Callao, Peru July 5, 1875 147 (days) 130.00 23.00 47.00 10.00 2.50 0.50 74.00
Hollander, B. Carpenter Aug. 15, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 320 (days) 320.00 30.00 30.00 3.00 4.25 0.50 282.00 converted from document at $5 per pound
Lockwood, Robert Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 146.25 13.75 22.50 42.50 10.00 4.25 66.25 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Lyvnet, John Aug. 8, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 6, 1875 329 (days) 465.00 45.00 20.00 5.00 4.00 4.50 0.20 405.00 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Marshall, John Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 172.59 16.25 25.00 56.25 10.00 4.25 0.50 72.50 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Mitchell, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 19, 1875 Callao, Peru July 5, 1875 146 (days) 130.00 23.00 46.00 21.25 1.50 0.50 58.75 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Nilsson, Nils Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 172.50 16.25 25.00 62.00 14.00 4.25 0.50 65.00 spilling paint and oil 10, having away hatch 1.10
Palmer, H. Steward Jan. 19, 1875 Callao, Peru July 7, 1875 148 (days) 210.00 37.50 75.00 11.50 2.50 0.50 120.00 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Pamerazis, Rasi Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 172.50 16.25 25.00 37.50 8.75 4.25 0.50 100.00 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Payne, William Boy July 26, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Aug. 23, 1875 392 (days) 106.25 5.00 5.00 7.50 35.00 5.00 0.50 15.00 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound 2 pounds extra per month from 24 March until 6 July, 1 pound extra from July 6 until Aug. 23
Tinholm, E. Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Dec. 5, 1876 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 82 (days) 30.00 12.00 22.50 17.50 1.00 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Webb, William Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 172.50 16.25 25.00 24.50 9.00 4.25 0.50 108.75 Converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Wyley, Robert Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 17, 1874 Cardiff, Wales July 5, 1875 319 (days) 172.50 16.25 25.00 61.25 10.00 4.25 0.50 71.25 Converted from pounds in the document at $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.