Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: April 8, 1853
Voyage: Commerce (d. Liverpool - a. New York)
Citation: MS-22 b276f14

Notes

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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
Brown, Peter Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Cain, John Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Cullen, Simeon Pass Cook April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Curtis, Thomas H. Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10
Evans, Isaac Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Fitzgerald, Michael Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Gallagher, Martin Pass steward April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Hart, John Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10
Hearn, William Seaman April 8, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Hygens, William Steward April 8, 1853 Liverpool, England 17.76 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Kelly, John Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Macaffrey, James April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Mahon, James Pass steward April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Marks, Samuel Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
McIntyre, Thomas Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
McLaughlin, Patrick April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Murray, Thomas Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Perkins, George Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Perkins, William Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Shery, John Pass Cook April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Shortell, William Pass Cook April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England
Smith, Charles Seaman April 10, 1853 Liverpool, England 11.10 11.10 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 per pound
Wilson, William Carpenter April 8, 1853 Liverpool, England 22.20 22.20 English pounds converted to US dollars @ 4.44 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.