Names the people employed on the boat, their occupations and salaries:
engineer, pilot, [can’t read], three deck hands, two firemen,
cook, second cook, three waiters, chambermaid, deckhand, barkeeper.
Thomas Gibbons
Papers, 1821-1829
The Thomas Gibbons Papers at the New York State Library consist chiefly of accounts and invoices related to the operation of steamboats Bellona, Thistle, Swan, and Linnaeus and include details of wages paid to the crew, food and other provisions for crew, and the general maintenance of the boats. They include many detailed accounts of freight shipments and costs.
Partial Transcript of Steam Boat Thistle Payroll:
We the undersigned composing the crew of the Steam Boat Thistle acknowledge the receipt of the sum, annexed to our respective [?] names, in full _____[?] for the month of July 1828.
| Names | Occupations | Dolls. | Cts. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Miles | Engineer | 60 |
00 |
| Elijah Richards | Pilot | 35 |
00 |
| D.Haywood | ? | 30 |
00 |
| Edward Hubbard [?] | Deck Hand | 18 |
00 |
| Edward P. B____ | Ditto | 18 |
00 |
| For B___ Bloodgood [?] | Ditto | 14 |
00 |
| James Coker | Fireman | 20 |
00 |
| Wm. Ryers | Fireman | 20 |
00 |
| Thos. (his X mark) Newport | Cook | 20 |
00 |
| Henry (his X mark) C_____ | S[econ]d Cook | 10 |
00 |
| Henry (his X mark) Jackson | Waiter | 14 |
00 |
| Wm. Henry (his X mark) Reece | do [ditto] | 6 |
50 |
| John (his X mark) Banks | do [ditto] | 12 |
00 |
| Amelia[?] (her X mark) White | Chambermaid | 6 |
00 |
| for Charles V_____ | Deck Hand | 5 |
00 |
| for Charles Simonson [?] | Barkeeper | 10 |
00 |
$296 |
50 |
Thomas Gibbons. Papers, 1821-1829 New York State Library call number: SC21205 (1 box, 0.25 cu.ft.)