Maine Maritime Museum

Port Wages Account

Date: June 28, 1913
Voyage: Dirigo ( - a. Baltimore)
Citation: MS-22 b286f6

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
Farrel, Frank Boatswain Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 7.50 7.50
Hunter, Cyril Ordinary Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 6.50 6.50
Huuka, J. Carpenter Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 17.33 17.33
John, Willie Cook Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 21.67 21.67
Jones, Frank Boy Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 5.20 5.20
Lawrentz, Jack Boatswain Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 7.50 7.50
Loorenz, Robert Able-Bodied Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 4.67 4.67
Wah, Willie Steward Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 30.33 30.33
Walker, Eric Able-Bodied Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA June 28, 1913 Baltimore, MD - USA 8.67 8.67

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.