Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Feb. 26, 1883
Voyage: El Capitan (d. Astoria - a. England)
Citation: MS-22 b301f8

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
Alexander, Edward Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Bailey, Thomas H. Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Coulston, William Mate Feb. 21, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 50.00 100.00
Drage, Sidney Ordinary Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 20.00 60.00
Kelly, John Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
King, Roby Steward Feb. 21, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 18 (days) 387.00 45.00 4.25 308.98 3.44 0.50 69.83
Lacy, William John Second Mate Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 45.00 90.00
Lawson, John Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Linden, Peter J. Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
McLain, John Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Pavul, Charli Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Petitjean, Leon Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Powell, W. Cook Feb. 20, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 35.00 80.00
Rose, Eli Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Sanders, Joseph F. Boy Feb. 24, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 24 (days) 39.00 14.58 3.12 0.50
Seeger, Charli Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 17 (days) 227.00 30.00 80.00 24.75 72.90 45.82
Sewall, J. E. Master Feb. 21, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA
Webb, Charles Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Welsh, Thomas Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00
Williams, John Seaman Feb. 22, 1883 Astoria, OR - USA 30.00 80.00

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.