Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Jan. 6, 1863
Voyage: Comet (d. Philadelphia - a. New York)
Citation: MS-90 b73 f10

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
Bemell, William First Mate Feb. 2, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 131.33 35.00 51.00 0.80 79.73
Colins, Luis Feb. 4, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 33.93 20.00 20.00 0.40 13.50
Dickinson, W. Seaman Jan. 6, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 46.33 10.00 16.00 0.80 29.53
Hart, William Cook Feb. 4, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 51.00 30.00 30.00 0.40 20.60
Kelley, Charles Ordinary Seaman Feb. 4, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 33.93 20.00 20.00 0.40 13.53
Larson, James Ordinary Seaman Feb. 4, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 35.25 20.00 20.00 0.40 14.85
Malcom, Frank Second Mate April 25, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 25.00 25.00 41.00 0.20
Malcom, Frank Seaman Feb. 2, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 55.25 20.00 0.60 38.45
Marble, W.F. Ordinary Seaman Feb. 4, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 33.93 20.00 20.00 0.40 13.53
Monison, Peter Cabin Boy Jan. 6, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 46.33 10.00 18.05 0.80 27.48
Sanworth, William Ordinary Seaman Feb. 4, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA March 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 33.93 20.00 20.00 0.40 13.53
Simpson, J.P. Cook April 25, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA May 14, 1863 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 28.00 30.00 8.00 0.20 20.00
Sprague, John Seaman Feb. 2, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 56.50 15.00 17.00 0.80 38.70
Sprague, John Seaman Feb. 2, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA May 25, 1863 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 56.50 15.00 17.00 0.80 38.70
Stewart, Charles Seaman April 15, 1863 New Orleans, LA - USA May 15, 1864 New York, NY - USA 15.00 15.00 0.20 14.80
White, C. B. Second Mate Jan. 6, 1863 Philadelphia, PA - USA April 6, 1863 New York, NY - USA 75.00 25.00 26.50 0.60 47.90

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.