Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Dec. 23, 1856
Voyage: Holyhead (d. London - a. New Orleans)
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
Augustus, Robert Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Brown, John Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Brown, Alfred Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Derickson, Charles Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Drinkwater, Leoline First Mate Dec. 23, 1856 London, England
Edwards, Charles Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 10.50 10.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Hallett, Joseph F. Second Mate Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 30.00 30.00 deserted at Gravesend converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Jenks, John H. Ordinary Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 10.00 13.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Johnson, John Cook Dec. 23, 1856 London, England Feb. 18, 1857 20.00 20.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Mills, John Seaman 10.50 10.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rogers, Ephraim Third Mate Dec. 14, 1856 London, England 17.50 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Selby, Nathan Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Smith, Augustus Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Smith, John Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Trott, William Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Tucker, Anthony Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Walker, America Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Wildes, Henry Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 10.00 18.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Williams, Alfred Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Williams, John Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Wilson, Horace Seaman Dec. 23, 1856 12.50 12.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Wilson, Charles Boatswain Dec. 23, 1856 London, England 15.00 15.00 converted from English 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.