Maine Maritime Museum

Consular Certificate

Date: Feb. 23, 1854
Voyage: Charlotte Reed (d. New York - a. Havre)
Citation: MS-7 b1f3

Notes

confusing story about many desertions

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, Leonard New York, NY - USA signed on after vessel cleared at New York, may be the same as Leonard Barker
Barry, John New York, NY - USA deserted
Cornish, George New York, NY - USA deserted
Eaton, Nathan New York, NY - USA signed on after vessel cleared NY
Eaton, Nathan New York, NY - USA Havre, France deserted at Havre
Gibson, Peter New York, NY - USA deserted
Groon, George Ordinary Seaman Aug. 11, 1871 Cardiff, Wales 10.00 12.50 Wages per month of £2.0.0 and advance of £2.10.0, converted to U.S.$ at $5.00/£ assumed exchange rate for 19th-century payments when no explicit exchange rate given.
Heath, Henry New York, NY - USA deserted
James, Henry New York, NY - USA signed on after vessel cleared NY
James, Henry New York, NY - USA Havre, France deserted at Havre
Lambers, William New York, NY - USA deserted
Leary, Humphrey Havre, France deserted
Peterson, Charles New York, NY - USA signed on after vessel cleared NY
Peterson, Charles New York, NY - USA Havre, France deserted at Havre
Sanney, James New York, NY - USA signed on at NY after vessel cleared
Smith, W. Seaman 15.00 3.00
Thompson, Charles Havre, France deserted

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.