Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Aug. 1, 1899
Voyage: Berlin (d. Singapore - a. New York)
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
French , Henry Steward Feb. 23, 1899 Singapore July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 159.00 30.00 30.00 48.15 5.34 75.51
Graath, Frank Carpenter March 20, 1899 Singapore July 29, 1899 New York, NY - USA 10 (days) 105.28 25.00 37.55 12.14 53.09 Wages per month converted from British pounds at $5.00 per pound
Halth, M. A. Able-Bodied Seaman March 20, 1899 Singapore July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 12 (days) 66.00 15.00 15.00 5.60 45.40
Hendrickson, Nils Able-Bodied Seaman March 20, 1899 Singapore July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 12 (days) 66.00 15.00 5.55 0.47 59.98
Holtenberg, G. Able-Bodied Seaman March 20, 1899 Singapore July 29, 1899 New York, NY - USA 10 (days) 65.00 15.00 10.70 51.80
Jukumas, Hemps Ordinary Seaman April 1, 1899 Singapore July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 48.00 12.00 24.55 23.45
Kaemmer, Max Able-Bodied Seaman April 10, 1899 July 29, 1899 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 55.00 15.00 7.77 4.72 40.01
Karlsen, Erik Able-Bodied Seaman March 21, 1899 Singapore July 29, 1899 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 64.50 15.00 9.80 52.20
Piper, E. Able-Bodied Seaman March 20, 1899 Singapore July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 12 (days) 66.00 15.00 14.95 0.94 50.11
Santas, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 20, 1899 Singapore July 29, 1899 New York, NY - USA 10 (days) 80.00 15.00 7.50 26.70 43.30
Ward, James Able-Bodied Seaman March 27, 1899 Singapore July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 5 (days) 62.50 15.00 15.00 8.75 0.47 38.28
Watis, C. Able-Bodied Seaman April 10, 1899 July 31, 1899 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 55.00 15.00 15.00 20.77 16.73
West, W. Able-Bodied Seaman March 27, 1899 Singapore July 29, 1899 New Bedford, MA - USA 3 (days) 61.50 15.00 15.00 11.40 32.60

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.