Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: Sept. 23, 1876
Voyage: Oasis (d. Cardiff - a. Havre)
Citation: MS-38 b2f15

Notes

Called at Rio de Janeiro and Callao

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
Asterland, Johan Able-Bodied Seaman Sept. 10, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Sept. 23, 1876 Havre, France 373 (days) 217.00 18.50 0.50 5.00 0.50 209.00 See also MS-38 b2f19
Barra, F. Sailmaker Aug. 2, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Sept. 23, 1876 Havre, France 390 (days) 257.00 18.00 40.00 17.00 9.00 7.50 0.50 182.00 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound See also MS-38 b2f19
Dallard, Thomas Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Sept. 23, 1876 Havre, France 361 (days) 158.00 12.50 22.50 100.00 7.00 0.50 22.00 Original monthly pay of $18 reduced to ordinary seaman at 12.50 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound See also MS-38 b2f19 May be Dollard
Davidson, Henry Second Mate Sept. 13, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Sept. 23, 1876 Havre, France 370 (days) 287.00 27.50 22.50 7.50 5.00 0.50 85.00 Began voyage as able-bodied seaman. Became second mate 12/26/1875 (Rio) Original monthly rate was 17.50 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound See also MS-38 b2f19
Johanson, Elias Cardiff, Wales 22.50 17.50 1.00 1.00 37.50 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Krutor, Victor Carpenter Sept. 10, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Sept. 23, 1876 Havre, France 373 (days) 370.00 30.00 7.00 5.00 0.50 327.00 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Patterson, Peter Steward Sept. 13, 1875 Cardiff, Wales Sept. 23, 1876 Havre, France 370 (days) 370.00 30.00 45.00 77.00 7.00 7.50 0.50 221.00 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound See also MS-38 b2f19
Smith, William Cardiff, Wales 22.50 20.00 2.00 1.99 Converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Younasan, A. Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1875 Cardiff, Wales 7.50 17.50

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.