Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: Jan. 27, 1858
Voyage: Holyhead (d. Calcutta - a. London)
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
Barnfield, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Beals, Edward Dec. 23, 1857 Calcutta, India 17.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Clarke, John Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 25.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Davis, William Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 10.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Davis, David Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 28, 1857 Calcutta, India 15.00
Day, A. M. Chief mate Dec. 23, 1857 Calcutta, India 50.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Edwards, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Gibbins, Albert Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 10.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Kent, Frank D. Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 20.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Louis, William Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 15.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Maina, Alexander Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Michell, Gustaff Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 26, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Miller, Louis Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 28, 1857 Cadiz, Spain 25.00
Mitchell, James Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 25.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Oates, Adwin Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 20.00 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Weed, William Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
White, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Wilson, John Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 27, 1857 Calcutta, India 22.50 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.