Maine Maritime Museum

Slops Accounts

Date: May 30, 1877
Voyage: El Capitan (d. Calcutta - a. New York)
Citation: MS-22 b301f6

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
Balos, A. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 13.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Brown, Charles Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 76.00
Casey, David Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 3.75 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Christensen, Olus Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 52.50
Clark, S. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 84.00
Cottie, Alfonse Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 55.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Dirrag, Cosimo Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 57.50
Ferralt, P. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 56.50 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Girolamus, D. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 31.50 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Grant, Charles Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 34.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Haynes, C. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 52.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Murphy, J. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 3.75
Myers, W. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 48.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Octave, F. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 21.50 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Peabody, R. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 6.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Pieters, J. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 51.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Sewall, J. Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 7.00 converted from English Pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Sireos, Constatine Calcutta, India New York, NY - USA 17.25

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.