Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 1, 1879
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
Boyling, C. H. Ordinary Seaman April 16, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 11 (days) 107.33 20.00 60.00 2.20 45.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Brown, Frank Third Mate April 23, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 43 (days) 164.27 32.00 60.00 2.20 102.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Carey, Lee Ordinary Seaman April 18, 1879 San Diego, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 9 (days) 79.50 15.00 35.00 2.20 42.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Frisk, John Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 5 (days) 155.00 35.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Hallin, F. Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 5 (days) 155.00 30.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Johnsen, Lewis Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 51 (days) 155.00 30.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Kreckow, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 5 (days) 155.00 30.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Lagumond, William Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 53 (days) 155.00 30.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
McKewan, Daniel Second Mate April 16, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 1, 1879 Hull, England 14 (days) 191.33 35.00 70.00 2.20 118.75 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Murray, Thomas Ordinary Seaman April 21, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 5 (days) 77.50 15.00 60.00 2.20 15.00 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Paulsen, J. Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 5 (days) 155.00 30.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 Amount paid in British pounds at Hull converted to US $ @ $5 per pound
Phillips, F. R. Boy April 18, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 9 (days) 53.00 10.00 25.00 2.20 25.00
Warren, Edward Able-Bodied Seaman April 22, 1879 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 27, 1879 Hull, England 51 (days) 155.00 30.00 75.00 2.20 77.50 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.