Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Oct. 3, 1853
Voyage: Adriatic (d. Philadelphia - a. New Orleans)
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
Abias, Harrison F. Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Austin, Joseph Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Bam, George Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Bias, Joseph Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Brown, John O. Steward Oct. 9, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 7, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 23.00 23.00 115.00
Brown, William Cook Oct. 13, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 6, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00 25.00 117.50
Brown, David W. Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Deitte, Charles Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Gilmore, David Second Mate Oct. 9, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Feb. 8, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00 100.00
Griffin, Joseph Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Lakeman, Ebenezer Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Leonard, Solon Carpenter Oct. 5, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Feb. 8, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00 100.83
Little, John Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Lowell, Waldo F. Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Morey, Daniel F. Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Morse, Robert F. Mate Oct. 3, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Feb. 6, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 35.00 143.50
Murray, James Dec. 16, 1853 Liverpool, England 20.00 Converted from British pounds at $5 per pound
Sheriff, William Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
Sutierre, Francisco Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66
White, George Seaman Oct. 19, 1853 Philadelphia, PA - USA Jan. 30, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 20.00 66.66

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.