Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Nov. 6, 1886
Voyage: Berlin (d. Belfast Oct. 19, 1886 - a. Philadelphia Oct. 19, 1886)
Citation: MS-90 b63f9

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
Ahern, Maurice Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Birkin, F. Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Boyce, Jno. Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Boyd, Alex Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 11.61 10.00 10.00 0.90 1.03 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Bracegirdle, Alex Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 11.61 10.00 10.00 0.90 1.03 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Doonan, Jno. Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Duhaine, Frank Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Goodwin, F. A. Mate Aug. 24, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 22, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 28 (days) 93.57 50.00 10.00 2.20 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Gray, W. Carpenter Sept. 4, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 22, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 18 (days) 46.46 30.00 7.50 2.60 36.60 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Hall, Ivan Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Hanfit, John Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 11.61 10.00 10.00 0.90 1.03 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Johnson, John Steward Sept. 4, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 29, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 25 (days) 62.12 35.00 35.00 28.24 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
McCrudden, Harry Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
McDonald, Michael Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
McMurtry, Thomas Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Molloy, Patrick Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Nagle, Owen Boy Aug. 24, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 29, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 5 (days) 15.73 7.50 1.25 14.52 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Noonan, Jno. J. Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Piren, James Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Staff, C. G. Second Mate Sept. 2, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 17 (days) 41.69 27.50 30.00 2.20 10.65 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.
Sweeney, M. Seaman Sept. 13, 1886 Belfast, Ireland Oct. 19, 1886 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 15.97 13.75 13.75 0.90 1.76 Wages per month and advance given in British pounds, converted to US dollars @ $5 per pound. Other figures given in US dollars.

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.