Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: None
Voyage: Olive S. Southard (d. San Francisco - a. St. John)
Citation: MS-343 b3f4

Notes

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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
Belcork, Wm. H. Able-Bodied Seaman 2.50 Left ship July 14, Unknown year
Botsnick, Joseph Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Campbell, George Second Mate St. John, Canada 20.00
Carlson, Wm. Able-Bodied Seaman 8.00
Collins, John Able-Bodied Seaman 10.00 Left ship July 23, Unknown year
Cook, Wm. J. Second Mate 35.00 Left ship July 31, Unknown year
Donnell, James Able-Bodied Seaman 2.50 Left ship July 14, Unknown year
Dunn, Wm. H. Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Freeman, Jos. Able-Bodied Seaman 9.00 Left ship July 19, Unknown year
Goubell, Wm. Ordinary Seaman San Francisco, CA - USA 11.00
Herron, John Able-Bodied Seaman 2.50 Left ship July 14, Unknown year
Leech, John Able-Bodied Seaman 6.00
Lewis, John Able-Bodied Seaman 2.50 Left ship July 14, Unknown year
Mathios, Peter Cook 30.00
Mathios, Henry A. Steward 1.25
Nelson, James Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Poter, George S. Able-Bodied Seaman 2.50 Left the ship July 14, Unknown year
Quinsy, John Able-Bodied Seaman 2.50 Left ship July 14, unknown year
Row, A. Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Sampson, John Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Saudlin, Edmund Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Sawyer, Henry Carpenter San Francisco, CA - USA 57.00 Deserted July 14, Unknown year
Sawyer, John W. Mate 131.50
Stech, Wm. Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Suglin, Wm. Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Thomas, George Able-Bodied Seaman St. John, Canada 18.00
Walsh, James S. Seaman San Francisco, CA - USA 118.40 Deserted July 14, Unknown year

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.