Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Sept. 25, 1857
Voyage: Champion (d. London - a. Callao)
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
Davis, John Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Glover, Robert Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Hammond, Charles Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Jorden, Thomas Boy Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 10.00 10.00
Knott, Richard Second Mate Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 30.00
Lewis, Thomas Carpenter Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 22.50 45.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Manning, James Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Osborne, William Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 5.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Peterson, John Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00
Rowe, George Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Sankey, F. J. Mate
Smith, William Cook Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 20.00
Smith, Bridget Steward Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 15.00
Sullivan, Thomas Seaman Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 12.50 25.00 Converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Williams, William Boy Sept. 25, 1857 London, England 5.00 5.00

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.