Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Sept. 28, 1897
Voyage: Berlin ( - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-90 b63f11

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
Andreasen, M. Seaman Sept. 14, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 12 (days) 12.00 30.00 12.00
Bietz, Robert Second Mate Aug. 25, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 31.00 30.00 1.10 4.00 25.90
Clarke, R. Mate Aug. 17, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 71.50 55.00 2.00 69.50
Crawford, Charles Steward Sept. 10, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 16 (days) 24.00 45.00 1.00 23.00
Forrest, George Seaman Sept. 13, 1897 Sept. 27, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 14.00 30.00 14.00
Johnson, John Seaman Aug. 31, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 26.00 30.00 1.05 1.00 23.95
Karlsen, W. Seaman Sept. 2, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 24.00 30.00 24.00
Kristensen, J. Seaman Sept. 1, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 25 (days) 25.00 25.00
Kunsh, Louis Seaman Sept. 3, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 23.00 30.00 0.50 22.50
Nilson, Joseph Seaman Sept. 8, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 18 (days) 18.00 30.00 0.55 17.45
Parson, Robert S. Boy Sept. 13, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 4.33 10.00 0.35 3.98
Salvuor, Lester Seaman Sept. 2, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 24.00 30.00 0.55 23.45
Smith, Ralph Ordinary Seaman Sept. 9, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 17 (days) 17.00 30.00 17.00
Smith , Ed Seaman Sept. 15, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 11.00 30.00 11.00
Sullivan, John Saloonman Sept. 16, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 10.00 30.00 10.00
Thompson, George Seaman Aug. 17, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 39.00 30.00 0.50 38.50
Tolerna, Bendent Seaman Sept. 7, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 19.00 30.00 19.00
Ukl, Edward Seaman Sept. 12, 1897 Sept. 26, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 14.00 30.00 14.00

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.