Maine Maritime Museum

Articles of Agreement

Date: July 30, 1873
Voyage: Humboldt (d. Liverpool - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b347f7

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
Baker, William Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 27, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 77.92 24.40 107.00 2.66 13.65 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Baxter, James Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 78.40 24.40 33.88 2.66 12.66 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Baxtor, John H. Cook Feb. 1, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 143.26 48.40 36.78 3.00 55.14 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Bell, Robert Steward Jan. 31, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 177.63 53.08 36.53 3.00 80.38 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Doherty, John Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 78.40 78.40 36.78 2.66 9.60 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Guest, James Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 27, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 77.92 24.40 26.62 2.66 19.32 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Lally, Richard Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 78.40 24.40 11.13 2.66 35.45 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Lawson, Jacob Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 78.40 24.40 49.85 2.66 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Lewis, Thomas Second Mate Feb. 11, 1873 Liverpool, England July 27, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 191.00 65.00 19.00 3.00 100.23 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
McCarry, George K. Carpenter Feb. 13, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 147.14 53.24 32.91 3.00 57.84 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
McDonald, Angus Ordinary Seaman Feb. 13, 1873 Liverpool, England July 30, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 54.21 19.36 7.74 3.00 24.14 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Morris, James Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 27, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 77.92 26.49 29.04 2.66 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Morse, Otis Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 28, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 78.40 24.40 8.71 2.66 37.59 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 per pound
Thompson, George Seaman Feb. 17, 1873 Liverpool, England July 27, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 77.92 24.40 40.17 2.66 5.93 Converted from British pounds @ 4.84 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.