Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: July 13, 1858
Voyage: Holyhead (d. Calcutta - a. Boston)
Citation: MS-22 b343f24

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
Bell, James Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Bows, Richard Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1959 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Brown, William Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Browne, Thomas Seaman May 14, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 20.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Cahill, Charles Boy May 14, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 30.50 7.50 0.85 29.75 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Clarke, John Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Collins, William Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Howard, George Seaman May 14, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 20.00 11.20 28.65 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Jones, William Ordinary Seaman May 14, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 34.40 7.50 0.85 33.65 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Maley, Robert Seaman May 14, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Raymond, Henry Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Raymond, John Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 10.00 40.70 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from English pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Readman, John
Towers, John Seaman May 14, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 20.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Williams, John Seaman May 16, 1859 Calcutta, India Sept. 20, 1859 Boston, MA - USA 6 (days) 40.70 10.00 11.20 0.85 28.65 monthly wages 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.