Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: Dec. 13, 1876
Voyage: Oasis (d. Havre )
Citation: MS-38 b2f16

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
Childes, Robert B. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 23.50 15.00 22.00 0.60 0.50 0.40
Driespe, Johanes Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 23.50 15.00 22.00 0.60 0.50 In debt 1.14
Gongora, T. Cook Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 39.16 25.00 30.00 0.50 0.60 0.50
Heyrish, Theodore Ordinary Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 19.54 12.50 20.00 1.50 0.60 0.50 in debt 2.96
King, Joseph Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 23.50 0.60 0.50 0.40
Machon, Leo Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 23.50 15.00 0.60 0.50 0.40
Mally, John Able-Bodied Seaman March 14, 1879 Cardiff, Wales 12.50 12.50 15.00 Advance was at Hong Kong converted from pounds on the document using $5 per pound
Plymouth, William Smith Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 23.50 15.00 22.00 0.60 0.50 0.40
Smith, John March 14, 1879 Cardiff, Wales July 27, 1879 Hong Kong, China 143 (days) 12.50 25.00 17.00 converted from pounds on the document using $5 per pound
Walsh, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 23.50 15.00 22.00 0.40 0.60 0.50 in debt 1.64
Woods, Fred Ordinary Seaman Oct. 26, 1876 Havre, France Dec. 13, 1876 47 (days) 19.54 12.50 0.60 0.50 in debt 2.96

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.