Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: March 28, 1896
Voyage: Dirigo (d. San Francisco Mar. 29, 1896 - a. New York Sept. 3, 1896)
Citation: MS-22 b285f3

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
Barths, J. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted
Baumgarten, H. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Boehm, R. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Burns, A. H. Boy March 30, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 10.00
Chevault, R. A. Ordinary Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 15.00
Christiansen, John Ordinary Seaman March 28, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 15.00
Cowen, K. C. Second Mate March 28, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 35.00
Elwell, C. S. Mate March 28, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 60.00
Gausow, George Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Graham, H. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Griese, E. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Gulliksen, Jorgen Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted in Honolulu
Harding, W. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Itae, K. Cook March 30, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 33.00
Klunder, C. Carpenter March 28, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 40.00
Kuren, W. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Mancen, Robert Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Milton, John Seaman March 28, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Misidana, Tommy Steward March 30, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 40.00
Mooney, Peter Boatswain March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 25.00
Moro, Fuigo Seaman May 13, 1896 Honolulu, Hawaii 20.00
Morris, Thomas Seaman May 13, 1896 Honolulu, Hawaii 20.00
Olsen, C. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted
Reed, Frank Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Scherenberger, F. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted in Honolulu
Schwerin, E. B. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted Honolulu
Siemsen, John F. H. Boy May 2, 1896 Honolulu, Hawaii 10.00 10.00
Smith, H. W. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Walden, James Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted
Walker, George F. Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00
Wichmann, E. Boatswain March 28, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 25.00
Wood, C. Alden Seaman March 31, 1896 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 Deserted

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.