Maine Maritime Museum

Payroll

Date: Feb. 5, 1890
Voyage: Challenger (d. Astoria - a. West Hartlepool)
Citation: MS-22 b269f38

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
Bright, Frederick Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 134.00 30.00 40.00 94.00 Probably paid off in British pounds
Cuadras, Ramon Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 134.00 30.00 40.00 53.27 40.73 Probably paid off in British pounds
Emons, Johannes Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.23 20.00 40.00 34.22 15.01 Probably paid off in British pounds
George, Reluff Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 134.00 30.00 40.00 33.20 60.80 Probably paid off in British pounds
Harper, James Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 25.85 23.48 Probably paid off in British pounds
Jorgensen, Walter Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 40.00 44.02 27.65
Kennedy, Thomas Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 29.10 20.23 Probably paid off in British pounds
Kloster, John Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 132.00 30.00 40.00 34.60 57.40
Lawrence, Frank Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 29.88 19.45
Ling, Quong Steward Dec. 17, 1889 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 4 (days) 245.33 40.00 150.00 95.33
Logan, Fred Third Mate Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 156.33 35.00 64.40 91.93 Probably paid off in British pounds
Miller, John Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 16.40 82.93 Probably paid off in British pounds
Morgan, Paul J. Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 25.15 24.18 Probably paid off in British pounds
Oberg, Carl Second Mate Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 178.67 40.00 50.00 48.12 80.55 Probably paid off in British pounds
Odell, Jos Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 30.25 19.08 Probably paid off in British pounds
Peaterson, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00
Quan, San Cook Jan. 13, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 7 (days) 183.17 35.00 27.43 155.75 Probably paid off in British pounds
Rusevegan, Isak Carpenter Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 184.67 40.00 57.87 126.80 Probably paid off in British pounds
Stetson, S. G. First Mate Feb. 3, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 16 (days) 272.00 60.00 60.75 11.00 200.25 Probably paid off in British pounds
Swansen, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 134.00 30.00 40.00 21.10 72.90 Probably paid off in British pounds
Taylor, Thomas Ordinary Seaman Feb. 5, 1890 Astoria, OR - USA June 19, 1890 West Hartlepool, Great Britain 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 40.00 17.05 32.28 Probably paid off in British pounds

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.