Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: July 11, 1853
Voyage: Commerce (d. New York - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b276f15

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
Batchelder, T. Mate July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 42.00
Batchelder, Harry C. Third Mate July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 17.00
Brown, Peter Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Colton, James Carpenter July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 25.00 25.00
Craige, John Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Crawford, James Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Hawley, Augustus Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Hide, Henry Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Hilt, William Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Jackson, Samuel Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Lawrence, John Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Lowell, David Second Mate July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 22.00
Moore, Joseph Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Morse, Sidney Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Payne, George Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Prince, John Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Raynor, John Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Riley, George Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Simonds, Harry Steward July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA
Smith, Thomas Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Stevens, James Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Stoddard, Thomas Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Tingle, James Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Watson, Isaac Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00
Wilson, Frederick Cook July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 22.00 22.00
Wood, John Seaman July 11, 1853 New York, NY - USA 16.00 20.00

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.