Maine Maritime Museum

Consul Document

Date: Nov. 8, 1858
Voyage: Champion ( - a. Hamburg)
Citation: MS-22 b272f4

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
Anderson, Peter Seaman June 14, 1858 Callao, Peru Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 4 (days) 20.00 40.00 43.00 Deserted
Bolley, Peter Seaman March 2, 1858 Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 17 (days) 22.50 22.50 148.50 Deserted
Brown, William Seaman June 14, 1858 Callao, Peru Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 4 (days) 20.00 40.00 43.00 Deserted
Carvel, Victor Seaman March 2, 1858 Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 17 (days) 22.50 22.50 148.50 Deserted
Casper, George Seaman June 14, 1858 Callao, Peru Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 4 (days) 20.00 40.00 43.00 Deserted
Fernel, Thomas Seaman June 14, 1858 Callao, Peru Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 4 (days) 20.00 40.00 43.00 Deserted
Heynes, Edward Seaman June 14, 1858 Callao, Peru Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 4 (days) 20.00 40.00 43.00 Deserted
Jorden, Thomas Seaman Aug. 4, 1857 London, England Oct. 14, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 20 (days) 10.00 10.00 137.00 Deserted
Knott, Richard Seaman Aug. 12, 1857 London, England Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 7 (days) 30.00 60.00 368.00 Deserted
Lewis, Thomas Seaman Sept. 15, 1857 London, England Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 3 (days) 22.50 45.00 250.00 Deserted Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Nady, Antonio Seaman March 2, 1858 Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 17 (days) 22.50 22.50 148.50 Deserted
Nelson, William Seaman March 2, 1858 Oct. 18, 1858 Hamburg, Germany 17 (days) 22.50 22.50 148.00 Deserted

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.