Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Aug. 20, 1883
Voyage: El Capitan (d. Hull - a. Philadelphia)
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
Anderson, Y. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Beck, R. E. Third Mate Oct. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 20 (days) 40.50 24.30 24.30 0.67 0.50 7.53 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Blomiley, John Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 22, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Carlon, James Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 19.93 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Cobb, D. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 22, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 4.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Condon, James Second Mate Aug. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 41.52 30.38 30.38 0.55 0.50 16.15 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Ellis, Edward Ordinary Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 Hull, England 12.15 12.15
Farrington, John Ordinary Seaman Aug. 24, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 16.60 12.15 12.15 0.55 0.50 3.40 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Gosch, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Goth, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 Hull, England 14.58 14.58 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Holmes, Leonard Mate Aug. 21, 1883 Hull, England 1 (days) 108.70 53.46 68.04 1.75 30.00 0.81 0.50 7.60 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Hope, Henry Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.38 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Malkeson, G. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 22, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Milner, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 22, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 14.58 14.58 0.55 0.50 3.30 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Nilsen, Johan C. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 Hull, England 14.58 14.58 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Tyler, William H. Cook Aug. 20, 1883 Hull, England Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 33.21 24.30 24.30 0.67 0.50 7.86 Monthly and advance wages given in British pounds and converted to US dollars @ 4.86 per pound
Weinberg, Ernst Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 29, 1883 Grimsby 14.58 14.58

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.