APPENDIX C 



Average Crew Earnings for Thirty Whaling Voyages Made by Four Repre- 

 sentative Vessels During the Years 1 8 36-1 879 



Table I 



Cash Balances of Twenty-Three Crews Shipped During the Years 



1836-1879^ 



Foremast Hands 



Number of Accounts 

 Lowest Balance 

 Highest Balance 

 Median Balance 



Marcella 



175 

 $226.95 Minus 

 278.51 

 11.79 Minus 



James Maury 



1184. 1 7 Minus 



461.35 

 103.20 



Minerva 



63 



$ 83.37 Minus 



H9-43 

 000.00 (Sic) 



BoATSTEERERS AND CoOPERS 



Number of Accounts 

 Lowest Balance 

 Highest Balance 

 Median Balance 



46 

 $271.82 Minus 

 539.66 

 73-15 



24 

 $ 51.85 Minus 

 1554.85 



283.41 



18 



$ 54.86 Minus 



359-41 

 96.01 



Mates 



Number of Accounts 

 Lowest Balance 

 Highest Balance 

 Median Balance 



32 

 $323.77 Minus 

 2531.97 

 342.07 



18 

 $183.69 Minus 

 2042.19 

 491-43 



14 

 $ 37-19 

 1 121.56 



273-93 



Masters 



Number of Accounts 

 Lowest Balance 

 Highest Balance 

 Median Balance 



$ 276.39 



1450.13 



994.03 



$2016.41 



$ 734-29 

 1846.74 



^ Negative balances, signifying that certain whalemen found themselves 

 in debt to the owners at the time of settlement, are followed by the word 

 "Minus." Other figures signify that the balance was due to the whaleman. 

 The figures for the bark Marcella were taken from the accounts of twelve con- 

 secutive voyages, 1845-1879; those for the ship James Maury, from six con- 

 secutive voyages, 1845-1868; and those for the bark Minerva, from five consec- 

 utive voyages, 1836-1846. 



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