Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Oct. 6, 1875
Voyage: Eric the Red (d. Liverpool - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b303f20

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
Auglesey, Thomas Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 7, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 73.50 15.00 30.00 19.00 2.00 21.28 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Baufield, William Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 43.00 2.00 5.00 7.00 due ship All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Fields, Thomas Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 7, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 73.50 15.00 30.00 16.50 2.00 21.03 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Gillardo, A. Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 28.00 2.00 5.00 2.54 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Johansen, Johan Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 31.50 2.00 5.00 2.43 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Larsen, Christian F. Carpenter April 19, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 7, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 169.00 30.00 65.00 24.00 2.25 72.17 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Lynch, James Seaman May 12, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 71.00 15.00 30.00 37.50 2.00 5.00 1.50 due ship All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
McCarty, Michael Second Mate April 19, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 165.00 30.00 60.00 9.50 2.25 82.66 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
McDonald, G. Sailmaker May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 95.00 20.00 40.00 17.50 2.00 5.00 28.03 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
McDonald, G. Sailmaker May 3, 1875 Liverpool, England May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England 8 (days) 5.00 19.44 5.00 converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Mitchel, Thomas Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 223 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 18.00 2.00 5.00 15.18 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Patterson, Thomas Seaman May 12, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 71.00 15.00 30.00 20.50 2.00 5.00 9.25 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Perry, Charles Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 6.50 2.00 5.00 6.50 due ship All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Pouitel, Adolph Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 29.50 2.00 5.00 4.13 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Schwals, Claus Seaman March 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 12.00 2.00 5.00 18.71 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Smith, John Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 6.50 2.00 5.00 26.85
Smith 2nd, John Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 38.00 2.00 5.00 0.84 All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Wilson, George Seaman May 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 34.00 2.00 5.00 8.00 due ship All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Wilson, John Seaman March 11, 1875 Liverpool, England Oct. 3, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 30.00 40.00 2.00 5.00 6.50 due ship All amounts except balance due converted from British pounds to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound

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.