Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: June 27, 1860
Voyage: Champion (d. Liverpool - a. Havana)
Citation: MS-22 b272f16

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
Bellis, Samuel Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound deserted after clearing
Brown, John Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Brown, Robert Seaman Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound shipped after clearing
Cook, Alex Cook and Steward June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England
Edwards, James Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Fry, Kit Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Harris, Samuel Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Howard, Charles First Mate June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 35.00 30.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Jackson, John Seaman June 27, 1860 Boston, MA - USA 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
James, Edward Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Johnson, Caleb Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Johnson, Thomson Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Lewis, John Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Lindsay, Levi Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound deserted after clearing
Nickerson, Edward H. Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Seaman, David Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Seymour, Alex Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Simons, Alex Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
St. Clair, James W. Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Stevens, John Seaman Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound shipped after clearing
Water, Charles Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Williams, William Second Mate June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 20.00 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Williams, James Seaman June 27, 1860 Liverpool, England 12.50 20.00 converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound

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.