Maine Maritime Museum

Account of Wages

Date: March 28, 1881
Voyage: El Capitan (d. New York )
Citation: MS-22 b301f7

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
Anderson, John Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Beckford, Arthur Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Broad, George Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Burns, John Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Caslin, Warren Ordinary Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 15.00 40.00
Connor, Joseph Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Darcy, Edward Cook March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 30.00 30.00
Eriksen, E. Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Forgesen, Zemmart Carpenter March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 30.50 30.00
Gardiner, Edward Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Larssen, C. Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
McClellan, R. Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 30.00
Neason, George Third Mate March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 22.50 33.75
Osler, Edward W. Boy March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 8.00
Schultze, H. Seaman March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 18.00 50.00
Simpson, John Mate March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 50.00
White, Thomas Second Mate March 28, 1881 New York, NY - USA 35.00 35.00

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.