Maine Maritime Museum

Seaman's Time-Book

Date: Aug. 16, 1880
Voyage: Alexandria ( - a. Calais July 29, 1880)
Citation: MS-155 b1f2

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
Faulkingham, George Seaman July 19, 1880 July 29, 1880 11 (days)
Faulkingham, George Seaman Aug. 5, 1880 Aug. 16, 1880 Calais, ME - USA 12 (days)
Wilson, Levi Mate July 19, 1880 July 29, 1880 11 (days)
Wilson, William Cook July 22, 1880 July 29, 1880 11 (days)
Wilson, Levi Mate Aug. 5, 1880 Aug. 16, 1880 Calais, ME - USA 12 (days)
Wilson, William Cook Aug. 5, 1880 Aug. 16, 1880 Calais, ME - USA 12 (days)

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.