Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: June 7, 1856
Voyage: Holyhead (d. Calcutta - a. London)
Citation: MS-22 b343f22

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
Brough, Frederick Second Mate June 9, 1855 Calcutta, India 35.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Cary, John Second Mate June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 35.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Caton, Michael Ordinary Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 20.00 Green hand. Not worth half wages. converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Coppie, Jules Ordinary Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 20.00 40.00 Green hand, not worth half wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Fernandez, Lewis Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 45.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Foster, Daniel Ordinary Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 20.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
George, Francisco Ordinary Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 20.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Glover, Robert Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Johnson, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 45.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Levy, Louis Ordinary Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 20.00 40.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Linstedt, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Livingston, Neil Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Muggan, Domingo Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 17.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Paget, Alexander Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Raphael, Manuel Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rivers, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rose, Michael Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 45.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Straforelle, Francisco Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 45.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Switchel, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 12.50 Green hand, not worth half wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Wilson, William Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1856 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from British pounds @ 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.