Maine Maritime Museum

Seaman's Time-Book

Date: June 22, 1882
Voyage: Emeline G. Sawyer (d. Jonesport - a. Jonesport)
Citation: MS-155 b1f5

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
Allen, Edd Seaman Oct. 13, 1881 Jonesport, ME - USA March 27, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 15 (days)
Beal, Abert Cook Oct. 13, 1881 Jonesport, ME - USA May 27, 1882 Harrington, ME - USA 16 (days)
Beal, John Seaman Oct. 13, 1881 Jonesport, ME - USA Nov. 12, 1881 Philadelphia, PA - USA
Beal, Obed Seaman Oct. 28, 1881 March 27, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA
Eagles, Aubrey Second Mate Jan. 1, 1882 Feb. 3, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 3 (days)
Fuller, Charles Seaman Feb. 17, 1882 Feb. 25, 1882 Savanna , GA - USA 8 (days)
Hanson, Fred Second Mate April 28, 1882 May 25, 1882 Harrington, ME - USA 27 (days)
Hennith, J. Seaman April 28, 1882 May 25, 1882 Harrington, ME - USA 27 (days)
Hunter, Thomas H. Seaman Nov. 21, 1881 Dec. 15, 1881 Baltimore, MD - USA 25 (days)
Paxton, Howard Seaman April 28, 1882 May 25, 1882 Harrington, ME - USA 27 (days)
Power, Alfred Second Mate March 2, 1882 March 12, 1882 Georgetown, SC - USA 10 (days)
Smith, John Seaman April 11, 1882 April 17, 1882 Fernandina, FL - USA 7 (days)
Veselage, Antona Seaman April 11, 1882 April 17, 1882 Fernandina, FL - USA
Wilson, W. E. Mate Oct. 13, 1881 Jonesport, ME - USA May 27, 1882 Harrington, ME - USA 16 (days)
Wilson, Charles Seaman April 11, 1882 April 17, 1882 Fernandina, FL - USA 7 (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.