Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: March 12, 1857
Voyage: Holyhead (d. New Orleans - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b343f23

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
Adams, Will Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Bowers, Ruben Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00 46.00
Brodie, John Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Cole, John Mate New Orleans, LA - USA 40.00
Cours, William Cook March 12, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00 25.00
Derickson, Charles Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Enners, Samuel Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Hughes, Thomas Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00 deserted after clearing
Lowell, Henry B. Seaman March 1, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Lucas, Eugene Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Miller, Spencer Steward March 12, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 25.00 25.00
Myers, William Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Nichols, William F. Seaman March 1, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00 46.00
Rander, Lewis Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Reed, George A. Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00 46.00
Roberts, Jonathan Seaman March 16, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Rogers, Ephraim Second Mate March 12, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 23.00
Selby, Nathan Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Walker, America Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Westerland, Robert Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Wildes, Henry Seaman March 15, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Williams, Alfred Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00
Wilson, Charles Seaman March 26, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 12.00

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.