Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 9, 1885
Voyage: Ivy (d. San Francisco - a. Antwerp)
Citation: MS-90 b104f9

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
Anderson , John Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA March 9, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 4 (days) 104.67 20.00 104.67
Ashland, Harry H. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 96.00
Asselin, Pierre Coal Passer Sept. 30, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA March 5, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 5 (days) 155.00 30.00 60.00 95.00
Barth, William Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 4, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 23 (days) 95.33 20.00 95.33
Bates, Joseph Boy Oct. 4, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 23 (days) 71.50 15.00 71.50
Bray, Willis Steward Sept. 24, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 198.75 40.00 60.00 138.67
Briston, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 96.00
Christ, P. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 5, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA March 9, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 1 (days) 100.67 20.00 100.67
Dalton, Fredrick Ordinary Seaman Oct. 4, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 57.60 12.00 57.60
Hall, Louis Second Mate Oct. 5, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 22 (days) 189.33 40.00 50.00 4.18 139.33 Washed overboard and drowned
Heath, Henry Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA March 9, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 7 (days) 104.67 20.00 104.67
Henricksen, Fredrick Ordinary Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 86.50 18.00 86.50
Hermida, Manuel Boy Sept. 30, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 27 (days) 49.00 10.00 49.00
Johnson , A. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 96.00
Kirstein, T. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 5, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 22 (days) 94.67 20.00 94.67
Kulone, Wilhelm Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 4, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 23 (days) 94.67 20.00 94.67
McCarty, Joseph Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 96.00
Morrison, J. H. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 96.00
Nelson, S. M. Mate Sept. 20, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 15 (days) 278.33 10.00 178.33
Riley, James Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 4, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 96.00
Stevenson, James Boy Oct. 3, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 26, 1885 Antwerp, Belgium 24 (days) 57.60 12.00 57.60

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.