Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Jan. 2, 1883
Voyage: Ivy (d. Portland - a. Cork)
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
Armit, T. Second Mate May 20, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 13, 1882 Cork, Ireland 24 (days) 290.00 50.00 50.00 2.40 1.00 236.60
Blake, William Ordinary Seaman May 22, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 11, 1882 Cork, Ireland 20 (days) 142.00 25.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 36.07
Blood, William Saloonman May 25, 1882 Portland, OR Oct. 30, 1882 6 (days) 208.00 40.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 244.60 Sent to hospital
Brown, Alex Third Mate May 22, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 13, 1882 Cork, Ireland 22 (days) 258.00 45.00 90.00 2.40 1.00 164.60
Connell, Pat Ordinary Seaman May 23, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 11, 1882 Cork, Ireland 19 (days) 112.67 20.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 14.05
Finch, John Ordinary Seaman May 25, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 10, 1882 Cork, Ireland 16 (days) 164.00 30.00 60.00 2.40 1.00 100.60
James, Tobias Steward May 11, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 21, 1882 Cork, Ireland 11 (days) 331.50 45.00 90.00 2.90 1.00 237.60
Joth, Charles Ordinary Seaman May 15, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 11, 1882 Cork, Ireland 27 (days) 147.50 25.00 7.00 2.40 1.00 137.10
Kelly, Charles Seaman May 22, 1882 Portland, OR Sept. 3, 1882 11 (days) 134.66 40.00 80.00 1.60 1.00 26.00 Lost overboard. Balance to be paid in States.
McIlvoy, Robert Ordinary Seaman May 25, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 10, 1882 Cork, Ireland 16 (days) 138.34 25.00 50.00 2.40 1.00 84.94
Quill, Timothy Ordinary Seaman May 21, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 7, 1882 Cork, Ireland 17 (days) 111.33 20.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 18.64
Roberts, Henry Oiler May 26, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 11, 1882 Cork, Ireland 17 (days) 167.00 30.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 71.68
Robison, Henry Cook May 15, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 15, 1882 Cork, Ireland 240.00 40.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 156.60
Silva, Antonio Seaman May 22, 1882 Portland, OR Sept. 3, 1882 11 (days) 134.66 40.00 80.00 1.60 1.00 29.75 Lost overboard. Ballance 22.31 to be paid in States
Valencia, Charles Seaman May 22, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 10, 1882 Cork, Ireland 19 (days) 225.00 40.00 80.00 2.40 1.00 141.60
Willert, John Ordinary Seaman May 25, 1882 Portland, OR Nov. 11, 1882 Cork, Ireland 16 (days) 166.00 30.00 60.00 2.40 1.00 72.37

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.