Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Feb. 27, 1878
Voyage: Ivy (d. San Francisco - a. Hull)
Citation: MS-90 b104f7

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
Christiansen, Andrew Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25
Grier, Robert Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 18.75 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Klind, Charles Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25
Lynch, George Boy Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 27, 1878 Hull, England 5 (days) 62.00 12.00 40.00 2.00 18.75 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Martin, Chas. Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Meyer, Sven Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Morrison, Daniel Carpenter Sept. 24, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 22, 1878 Hull, England 175.00 35.00 55.00 Balance paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Nelson, John Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Oroup, Emil Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Petersen, John Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Piersen, Herman Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25
Potter, John First Mate Sept. 24, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 50.00 77.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Regan, John Boy Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 59.20 12.00 40.00 2.00 17.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Roach , John Saloonman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Roberts, David Second Mate Sept. 22, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 35.00 2.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Silsby, Fred Boy Sept. 24, 1877 Quebec, Canada 12.00 52.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Smith, John Steward Sept. 24, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 35.00 118.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Smith, John Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 118.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Thompson, Thomas Seaman Sept. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1878 Hull, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 50.00 2.00 46.25 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Williams, Edward Cook Sept. 12, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 30.00 60.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound

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.