Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: None
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. New Orleans )
Citation: MS-90 b42f15

Notes

No dates include a year.

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
Berry, Joseph Cook New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 111.00 30.00 30.00 35.00 1.48 44.52 Date of entry May 18 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Castano, John Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Chambers, John Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Colas, William Sail maker and Able-Bodied Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Delaney, James M. Steward New Orleans, LA - USA 12 (days) 140.80 32.00 42.00 42.00 1.76 55.04 Date of entry Apr 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Hull, Frederic Mate New Orleans, LA - USA 22 (days) 168.00 45.00 25.00 29.00 1.49 112.51 Date of entry May 15 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 6 (no year given).
Keen, Nicholas Seaman New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 90.83 25.00 30.00 4.00 1.45 55.38 Date of entry May 20 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Kelly, Edward Second Mate 29 (days) 59.00 30.00 30.00 0.79 28.21 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 25 (no year given).
Kidd, John Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Lundenburg, John Seaman New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 90.83 25.00 30.00 6.00 1.45 53.38 Date of entry May 20 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Mallon, John Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Nielson, Christine Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
OBrien, Richard Seaman New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 90.83 25.00 30.00 4.00 1.45 55.38 Date of entry May 20 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Schaffer, Louis Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Thorsen, August Seaman 12 (days) 21.00 15.00 18.00 0.56 2.44 Date of entry July 27 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).
Winter, Charles Boy New Orleans, LA - USA 14 (days) 22.34 5.00 7.00 1.79 13.55 Date of entry Apr 25 (no year given); date of leaving Sep 8 (no year given).

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.