Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Jan. 4, 1851
Voyage: Adriatic (d. New Orleans - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b220f13

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
Alexander, M. Mate New Orleans, LA - USA
Daly, Henry Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Figgoa, Henry Seaman Nov. 29, 1850 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00
Foot, Constant Q. Second Mate New Orleans, LA - USA
Frenck, James Seaman 15.00 15.00 shipped after clearing
Goodwin, James P. Ordinary Seaman Dec. 10, 1850 New Orleans, LA - USA 5.00
Leach, Robert Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Mill, T. Seaman 15.00 15.00 shipped after clearing
Mitchfield, James Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00 Deserted after clearing
Moore, Thomas Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Morse, Albion H. Ordinary Seaman Dec. 10, 1850 New Orleans, LA - USA 13.00
Muller, J Seaman 15.00 15.00 shipped after clearing
Patten, James Carpenter New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00
Pote, J. H. Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Randall, James Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Smith, Lewis Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Tage, Benj Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Thompson, Charles Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Wallis, William Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Wheaton, John H. Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00 Deserted after clearing
White, Henry Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00
Whitman, Alex Seaman Jan. 5, 1851 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 15.00 Deserted after clearing
Whitney, Thomas Seaman 15.00 15.00 shipped after clearing
Williams, Robert Seaman 15.00 15.00

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.