Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: July 2, 1881
Voyage: Ivy (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-90 b104f8

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
Baynes, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 9, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 13 (days) 110.83 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 33.28 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Cullen, Michael Ordinary Seaman Feb. 11, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 65.50 15.00 60.00 1.80 0.75 3.02 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Farrar, Frank N. Ordinary Seaman Feb. 11, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 65.50 15.00 35.00 1.80 0.75 28.02 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Ford, Adam Ordinary Seaman Feb. 7, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 50.00 1.80 0.75 37.45 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Grant, W. D. Ordinary Seaman Feb. 7, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 67.50 15.00 50.00 1.80 0.75 14.95 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Johnson, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 8, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.66 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 34.11 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Jonsen, Jan Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 7, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 112.50 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 34.95 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Kelly, James Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 10, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 12 (days) 110.00 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 32.45 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Kelly, James Ordinary Seaman Feb. 10, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 50.00 1.80 0.75 35.45 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Lewis, David Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 7, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 112.50 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 34.95 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Mahoney, James Ordinary Seaman Feb. 10, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 60.00 1.80 0.75 25.45 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Morgan, Joseph Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 9, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 13 (days) 110.83 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 33.28 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Pettersen, Aug Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 10, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 12 (days) 110.00 25.00 75.00 1.80 0.75 32.40 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Rothe, John Cook Feb. 5, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA July 2, 1881 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 147.00 30.00 60.00 2.00 0.75 84.25 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Ryan, M. Second Mate Feb. 4, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA July 1, 1881 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 171.50 35.00 70.00 2.00 0.75 98.75 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the pound
Tiernay, Pat K. Ordinary Seaman Feb. 9, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA June 22, 1881 Liverpool, England 13 (days) 88.66 20.00 50.00 1.80 0.75 36.11 Balance paid in pounds @ $4.86 to the 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.