Maine Maritime Museum

Shipping Commissioners Account of Wages

Date: Dec. 21, 1872
Voyage: Carrollton (d. New York )
Citation: MS-22 b267f16

Notes

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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
Allen, Henry C. Ordinary Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 18.00 25.00
Any, John Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Barstow, J. A. Mate Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 55.00
Bennett, William Cook Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 35.00 52.50
Colgate, Sidney D. Boy Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 1.00
Foster, Lemuel Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 25.00
Freeman, James Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Goff, John Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Grasshoff, Charlez Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Haugland, Evald Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Holmes, Jamez Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Johansen, Hans Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Mitchell, J. C. Steward Dec. 21, 1872 40.00 45.00
Nilsson, Charles Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Oliver, Alexander Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Perkiins, Justin Carpenter Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 15.00
Simmons, David Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Spihlen, Wlufiel Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Thompson, Edward Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00
Wilson, William D. Second Mate Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 40.00 80.00
Wilson, Charles Seaman Dec. 21, 1872 New York, NY - USA 25.00 50.00

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

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