Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: March 27, 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
Adam, William Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Bowers, Reuben Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Brodie, John Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Brown, William Steward March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 25.00
Cole, John Mate March 12, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 40.00
Derickson, Charles Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Enners, Samuel Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Hughes, Thomas Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00 deserted after clearing
Lowell, Henry B. Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00
Lucas, Eugene Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Myers, William Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Nichols, William F. Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00
Rander, Lewis Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Reed, George Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Roberts, Jonathan Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Rogers, Ephraim Second Mate March 12, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 23.00
Selby, Nathan Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Thomas, William Cook March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 20.00 25.00
Walker, Amerika Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Westerland, Robert Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Wildes, Henry Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00
Williams, Alfred Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00
Wilson, Charles Seaman March 28, 1857 New Orleans, LA - USA 15.00 10.00

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.