Maine Maritime Museum

Shipping agent's record book

Date: May 23, 1882
Voyage: Mount Lebanon (d. Boston - a. New Zealand)
Citation: MS-504

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
Brown , John Boy 5.00 10.00 2.00
Frank, John Able-Bodied Seaman 18.00 40.00 2.00
Gustapson , A. Carpenter and Seaman 18.00 40.00 2.00
Jonsson, Frank Able-Bodied Seaman 18.00 40.00 2.00
Landsort, R. Able-Bodied Seaman 18.00 40.00 2.00
Newman , John Boy 10.00 20.00 2.00
Scimo, North Cook and Steward 25.00 50.00 2.00 Unusual payment for services on board the ship
Taggert , Alex Able-Bodied Seaman 18.00 40.00 2.00
Turner, Robert Second Mate 25.00 37.50 2.00
Wallace, T. D. Mate 45.00 90.00 2.00
Wenro, Sto. Stewardess 10.00 2.00

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.