Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: March 1, 1854
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
Adan, Charles Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Allen, Charles Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Banford, James Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Barns, William Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Baumer, William Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Brown, John O. Steward March 8, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 23.00
Brown, William Cook March 7, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00
Colber, James Ordinary Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 16.00 35.00 Shipped after clearing
Doyle, William Ordinary Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 16.00 35.00 Shipped after clearing
Fitzqualor, Thomas Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Francis, Antonio Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Gibbs, George W. Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Grimley, Bernard Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Hanrahan, Patrick Greenhorn March 1, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 8.00
Hibl, Henry A. Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Hopkins, William Second Mate March 8, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 28.00 35.00
Jackson, John Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Jones, John Greenhorn March 1, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA
Keyes, Edward Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Lang, Joseph Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Langford, James Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Linan, Washington Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Little, John Carpenter March 9, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00
McMullen, William Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Moran, Thomas Ordinary Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 25.00 Shipped after clearing
Morse, Robert F. Mate Feb. 7, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 40.00
Newton, Thomas Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Reed, James Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Spicer, William Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Welsh, Nicholas Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing
Williams, Henry Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Deserted after clearing
Williams, James Seaman March 14, 1854 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 Shipped after clearing

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.