Maine Maritime Museum

Account Book Entry

Date: March 20, 1860
Voyage: New Empire (d. Cardiff Oct. 3, 1859 - a. Glasgow Feb. 29, 1860)
Citation: MS-38 b6

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
Brown, William Oct. 2, 1859 Falmouth, England Feb. 29, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 146 (days) 65.00 13.75 13.75 1.00 38.75 Some figures converted from pounds in the document at $5 per pound
Johnson, Benjamin Oct. 2, 1859 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 29, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 146 (days) 67.00 13.75 13.75 2.30 1.00 42.50 Some figures converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Pangton, Jed Cook Oct. 2, 1859 Cardiff, Wales March 5, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 153 (days) 102.00 20.00 20.00 1.25 1.10 71.25 Some figures converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Rounvile, Joseph Second Mate Oct. 1, 1859 Cardiff, Wales March 20, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 170 (days) 100.00 20.00 20.00 11.50 0.80 73.50 Some amounts converted from pounds to dollars at $5 per pound
Stean, John Sept. 16, 1859 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 29, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 163 (days) 73.50 13.75 3.25 0.70
Ulhelm, Peter Oct. 2, 1859 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 29, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 146 (days) 67.00 13.75 13.75 30.00 1.00 36.25 Some figures converted from pounds on the document at $5 per pound
Wellyas, Christian Oct. 2, 1859 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 29, 1860 Glasgow, Scotland 146 (days) 66.00 13.75 13.75 1.20 1.00 44.00 Some figures converted from pounds on the document at $5 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.