Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Jan. 25, 1853
Voyage: Commerce (d. New Orleans - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b276f14

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
Ball, William Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Batchelder, T. Mate Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA
Batchelder, Henry C. Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA
Bischoop, William Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Brelich, Germano Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Burns, John Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Callaghan, John Apprentice 2.40
Foley, John Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Fowler, James Steward Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00 25.00
Freman, Charles Cook Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 24.00 24.00
Harrison, Nicholas Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Irving, John Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Ivanvich, Stefano Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Johnson, Thomas Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Jones, Thomas Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00 4.80 29.90
Larsson, Nils Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Leach, John Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Lowell, David Third Mate Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA
Moore, Thomas Second Mate Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA
Nichols, Charles P. Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA
Parker, James Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Phillips, Thomas Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Waggoner, Lewis Seaman Jan. 25, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00
Welson, Peter Seaman Jan. 22, 1853 New Orleans, LA - USA 18.00 40.00

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.