Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Dec. 13, 1880
Voyage: Ivy (d. New York - a. San Francisco)
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
Chillen, John Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1180 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 19.05 2.12 0.50 17.53
Dahl, John Carpenter June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 132.50 25.00 30.00 2.12 0.50 99.88
Foo, Ah Steward June 24, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 10, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 16 (days) 166.00 30.00 60.00 2.21 0.50 4.40 98.89
Giffert, L. Second Mate June 29, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 10, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 161.00 30.00 60.00 4.75 2.15 0.50 93.60
Gorham, James E. Seaman June 27, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 11, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 76.53 14.00 28.00 4.25 2.19 0.50 41.59
Graeme, E. R. Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 19.30 2.12 0.50 17.38
Greve, A. Boy June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 26.50 5.00 20.00 3.88 2.12 0.50
Grin, K. N. Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 53 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 27.83 2.12 0.50 8.75
Henshaw, Herbert A. Ordinary Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 63.60 12.00 30.00 5.00 2.12 0.50 25.98
Jansen, K. E. Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 28.50 2.12 0.50 8.08
Lennox, J. First Mate June 29, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 11, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 12 (days) 243.00 45.00 60.00 17.00 2.16 0.50 163.84
Livala, E. O. Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 20.28 2.12 0.50 16.30
Lum, Ah Cook June 24, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 10, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 53 (days) 166.00 30.00 60.00 2.21 0.50 103.29
Marks, Peter Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 5 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 9.50 2.12 0.50 27.08
Misala, Karl Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 7.05 2.12 0.50 29.53
Morales, E. Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 10.90 2.12 0.50 25.68
Perez, Peter Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 2.12 0.50 36.58
Petersen, Olaf Ordinary Seaman June 27, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 12 (days) 64.80 12.00 25.00 27.00 2.19 0.50 10.11
Powell, William Ordinary Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 63.60 12.00 30.00 24.70 2.12 0.50 6.28
Smith, R. R. Boy June 28, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 11, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 27.17 5.00 22.00 2.17 0.50 2.50
Westphalen, C. Seaman June 30, 1880 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 74.20 14.00 35.00 21.54 2.12 0.50 15.04

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.