Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Aug. 8, 1895
Voyage: Aryan (d. San Francisco - a. New York)
Citation: MS-90 b55f6

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
Berach, John Seaman April 18, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 5.65 15.35
Breutreau, Anton Seaman April 18, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 4.50 16.50
Conley, Frank Boy April 17, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 23 (days) 37.67 10.00 10.00 7.57 20.10
Cooper, Charles Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 17.70 3.30
Delort, George Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 11.67 9.33
Formes, John Carpenter April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 25 (days) 95.83 25.00 0.00 0.55 95.28
George, Nicholas Second Mate April 13, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 27 (days) 107.25 27.00 35.00 0.00 72.25
Griffin, Charles Boy April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 25 (days) 47.92 12.50 0.00 7.52 40.40
Lawrence, R. Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 2.65 18.35
Murphy, John Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 1.05 19.95
Neilson, John Carpenter and Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 65.33 17.50 35.00 5.25 25.08
Olsen, Peter Seaman April 19, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 21 (days) 55.50 15.00 35.00 2.35 18.15
Petersen, George Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 6.45 14.55
Petersen, H. Boy April 18, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 37.33 10.00 10.00 10.34 16.99
Pickens, Arthur Ordinary Seaman April 18, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 46.67 12.50 35.00 11.67 0.00 No balance due, spend all of his money between advance and slop account.
Reynolds, Lorenzo Cook April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 25 (days) 143.75 37.50 0.00 18.90 124.85
Roberts, James Seaman April 19, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 21 (days) 55.50 15.00 35.00 17.89 2.61
Samson, D. Seaman April 18, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 7.55 13.45
Sickles, John Ordinary Seaman April 18, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 46.67 12.50 35.00 11.67 0.00 No balance due, spend between advance and slops account
Smith, Charles Seaman April 20, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 20 (days) 55.00 15.00 35.00 18.17 1.83
St. Clair, Henry A. Mate April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 25 (days) 191.67 50.00 100.00 12.05 79.62
Tindall, E. Seaman April 15, 1895 Aug. 8, 1895 22 (days) 56.00 15.00 35.00 12.07 8.93

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.