Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: June 7, 1869
Voyage: Sitka (d. Cardiff - a. New Orleans)
Citation: MS-343 b1f15

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
Adams, Joshua Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Allen, Henry Ordinary Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 10.53 12.00 20.50 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Arnold, James Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 57 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Dillon, Wm. Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Dunn, John Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
English, George M. Mate June 7, 1869 Feb. 7, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 164.50 40.00 7.00 170.00 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Gouch, Edwin Boy June 8, 1869 Nov. 28, 1869 10.00 5.00 55.75 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny. Died.
Heworg, George W. Cook June 19, 1869 Feb. 7, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 35.00 1.20 50.10 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Kinseil, D. Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Jan. 16, 1870 South West Pass, LA - USA 17 (days) 5.60 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Manning, Nicholas Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Menuel, Henry Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Menuel, Allen Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Morisey, James Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Murrey, Millard Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Nelson, Peter Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Nionison, F. C. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 8, 1869 Feb. 8, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 18 (days) 42.53 15.00 30.50 0.80 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Normson, William Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 0.50 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Peabody, Sylvester Seaman June 7, 1869 Feb. 7, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 114.17 25.50 40.52 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Peterson, Peter Carpenter June 29, 1869 Feb. 19, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 20 (days) 83.25 45.50 115.31 1.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Potter, David Second Mate July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 205.50 60.00 35.00 25.00 0.50 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Raymond, Lewis Steward Nov. 17, 1869 Feb. 17, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 57.30 5.00 25.00 0.60 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Roberts, Nomes Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Smith, William Seaman Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 4, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 5 (days) 14.00 15.00 15.00 0.45 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Thomson, F. W. Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 0.50 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny
Todd, J. W. Second Mate Nov. 30, 1869 Feb. 2, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 9 (days) 35.59 25.00 25.00 0.47
Zeamau, Peins Seaman July 13, 1869 Sept. 22, 1869 Sharpness, England 9 (days) 50.00 25.00 25.00 0.50 Payment given in GBP converted to USD. 1 Pound equals 5 Dollars, 1 Shilling equals .25 Cents, and 1 Pence equals 1 Penny

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.