Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: May 13, 1876
Voyage: Olive S. Southard (d. Baltimore May 15, 1876 - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-343 b3f4

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
Antness, Antios Seaman May 17, 1876 15.00 30.00
Bosten, Levi Steward May 12, 1876 30.00 60.00
Botschom, Carl Ordinary Seaman May 17, 1876 12.00 30.00
Freeman, Joseph Seaman May 17, 1876 15.00 30.00
Gunnily, Charles Seaman May 17, 1876 15.00 30.00
Johnson, Wm. Seaman May 17, 1876 15.00 30.00
Leach, George Sailmaker May 15, 1876 15.00 30.00
Liken, Charles Cook May 12, 1876 25.00 50.00
Lynch, John Seaman April 29, 1876 15.00 8.00
Peterson, Peter T. Seaman May 17, 1876 15.00 30.00
Peterson, Niten Seaman May 17, 1876 15.00 30.00
Reimus, John Seaman May 16, 1876 15.00 30.00
Richardson, John Second Mate May 13, 1876 35.00 70.00
Rolen, John Carpenter May 17, 1876 23.00 46.00
Saunderson, James Mate May 13, 1876 60.00 40.00
Sawhent, Jas. Seaman May 15, 1876 15.00 30.00
Stafford, Wm. G. Ordinary Seaman May 8, 1876 12.00 12.00
Walsh, James Seaman April 28, 1876 14.00 30.00

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.