Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: April 30, 1898
Voyage: Berlin (d. San Francisco - a. New York Apr. 20, 1898)
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
Austin, John Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 35.00 7.94 47.06
Benston, Irving Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 35.00 4.25 50.75
Briggs, Benjamin F. Seaman Nov. 25, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 1.00 14.04 82.96
Burke, Thomas Second Mate Dec. 1, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 163.33 35.00 35.00 2.10 126.23
Carlsen, G. Seaman Nov. 24, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 7.47 91.20
Clarke, R. C. Mate Dec. 1, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 256.67 55.00 3.30 253.37
Clarke, Albert D. Seaman Dec. 9, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 19.10 1.42 67.48
Doyle, M. Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 35.00 7.42 47.58
Ellis, G. Seaman Dec. 8, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 13 (days) 88.67 20.00 35.00 27.46 26.21
Gohde, G. Stewardess Dec. 3, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 18 (days) 138.00 30.00 20.00 108.00
Gohdi, Geo. Cook Dec. 3, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 18 (days) 161.00 35.00 30.00 131.00
Gray, William Carpenter Nov. 25, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 147.00 30.00 60.00 5.25 81.75
Kelly, Thomas Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 35.00 3.25 51.65
Kirke, K. Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 20.00 1.65 68.35
Lawson, E. Seaman Nov. 24, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 3.25 95.42
Nelson, F. Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 30.00 6.67 53.33
Nicolas, L. Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 35.00 3.02 51.98
Olsen, A. Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 30.00 5.18 54.82
Ritchlander, D. Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 30.00 27.02 32.93
Smith, Charles Seaman Dec. 6, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1898 New York, NY - USA 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 35.00 9.68 45.32

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.