Maine Maritime Museum

Receipt

Date: June 29, 1889
Voyage: Alice Archer (d. Bath - a. Wilmington)
Citation: MS-22 b229f6

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
Hanson, A. Seaman May 12, 1889 Bath, ME - USA June 29, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA 18 (days) 40.00 40.00
Mailland, Ed Second Mate May 15, 1889 Bath, ME - USA June 29, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA 44.00 30.00 5.00 4.00 35.00 See also disbursements account in same folder
Martin, Paul Seaman May 24, 1889 Bath, ME - USA June 29, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA 5 (days) 29.15 25.00 4.15 1.00 24.00
McFarlane, Adolphus Steward June 29, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA July 13, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA 16.24 35.00 5.00 11.24 For service in port See also disbursements account in same folder
Wah, Yong Steward May 2, 1889 Bath, ME - USA June 29, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA 27 (days) 75.91 40.00 7.25 68.66
Williams, Charles Seaman May 14, 1889 Bath, ME - USA June 29, 1889 Wilmington, NC - USA 15 (days) 37.50 25.00 2.50 1.00 34.00

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.