Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Sept. 19, 1879
Voyage: Hermon (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b340f10

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, A. Carpenter Sept. 20, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 35.00 70.00
Conway, A. R. Mate Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 40.00
Dahlbeg, K. Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Gibbs, Arthur Second Mate Aug. 6, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00
Houston, Dugald A. Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Kenedy, Robert Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Moore, Robert T. Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Moore, Edward Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Nesbitt, Peter Third Mate Sept. 20, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 25.00 60.00
Nielsen, Fritz Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Ott, Fred Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Petterson, Oscar Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Ray, James Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Reeved, Alex Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Slovan, James Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Smith, James Seaman Sept. 19, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 20.00 60.00
Somers, Thomas Steward Aug. 6, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 40.00
Somers, P. Cook Aug. 6, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA 25.00

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.