Maine Maritime Museum

Account of Wages

Date: Dec. 23, 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, James Second Mate Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 145.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Campbell, Henry Mate Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 378.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Caton, Michael Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 10.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Copie, Jules Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 77.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Fernandez, Lewis Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Foster, Daniel Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 99.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
George, Francisco Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 66.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Glover, Robert Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 75.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Johnson, John Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Kelloway, Thomas Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 195.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Larry, Louis Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 77.50 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Linstedt, John Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 75.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Livingston, Neil Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 75.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Muggan, Domingo Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 75.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Paget, Alexander Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rafael, Manuel Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Richards, Charles Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 111.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rivers, John Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rose, Michael Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Strafforelly, Francisco Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 87.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Switchell, John Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 75.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Thomas, Charles Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 146.00 converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Watson, William Calcutta, India Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 75.00 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.