Maine Maritime Museum

Deserted Seamen's Account

Date: June 17, 1877
Voyage: Granger (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b327f1

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
Arnold, Thomas Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 38.25 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Collins, Patrick Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 41.00 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Davis, David Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 80.67 20.00 54.00 30.00 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Ellis, Peter Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 35.00 64.80 42.25 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Feeney, H. Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 40.15 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Giles, John Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 42.00 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Harvey, William Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 27.00 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Howard, John Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 37.50 1.65 3.50 Deserted
James, Louis Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 41.25 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Matinson, James Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 80.67 20.00 54.00 31.00 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Niemann, F. W. Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 68.80 40.50 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Oltmann, H. Jan. 4, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 12 (days) 154.00 37.00 86.40 68.50 1.80 7.50 Deserted
Peterson, Martin Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 38.25 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Plaisted, William F. Jan. 9, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 7 (days) 114.13 27.00 64.80 49.50 1.80 3.50 Deserted
Samantes, Anto Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 39.45 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Thompson, Hy Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 24.00 1.65 3.50 Deserted
Welsh, John Jan. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA May 16, 1877 Liverpool, England 1 (days) 100.83 25.00 64.80 29.75 1.65 3.50 Deserted

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.