Maine Maritime Museum

Disbursements Account

Date: April 17, 1874
Voyage: Oasis (d. Cardiff - a. St. John)
Citation: MS-38 b2f18

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
Bjorklund, A. Ordinary Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 446 (days) 181.00 12.50 70.00 18.00 5.00 0.25 80.98 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Brown, William Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 4, 1873 Guanape, Peru April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 192 (days) 135.36 20.36 64.00 10.50 7.50 1.50 0.50 14.50 Converted from soles on document at 1 sole = .89
Johnsen, Johann Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 231 (days) 218.00 15.00 98.00 33.00 5.00 0.25 79.68 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Lincoln, George Cook Sept. 12, 1873 Callao, Peru April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 214 (days) 214.00 30.00 60.00 12.50 55.00 2.00 0.50 71.35 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Lind, Hans Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 434 (days) 218.00 15.00 83.00 12.00 5.00 1.00 115.00 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Miller, George Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 432 (days) 218.00 15.00 70.00 7.00 5.00 0.50 128.31 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Nelson, Robert Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 436 (days) 218.00 15.00 90.00 50.00 5.00 0.50 68.19 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Petersen, James Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 436 (days) 218.00 15.00 78.00 17.50 5.00 0.25 99.88 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Schmidt, Peter Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales May 14, 1874 St. John, Canada 463 (days) 241.00 15.00 30.00 70.00 104.00 6.00 0.50 converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Tyrrill, John Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 24, 1874 Las Palmas, Canary Islands April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 54 (days) 30.00 18.50 8.00 5.00 0.50 0.50 16.19 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Wilson, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 31, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 436 (days) 309.00 15.00 97.00 55.00 5.00 0.25 123.18 Converted from pounds on document at $5 per pound
Wilson, Charles Carpenter Jan. 13, 1873 Cardiff, Wales April 16, 1874 St. John, Canada 453 (days) 453.00 30.00 113.00 1.00 5.00 0.50 314.94

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.