Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 4, 1885
Voyage: Ivy (d. Melbourne - a. Tacoma)
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, Charles Seaman Dec. 3, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 84 (days) 63.24 19.36 19.36 0.50 43.38
Astrom, J. Second Mate Nov. 26, 1885 Melbourne, Australia Feb. 13, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 17 (days) 74.53 29.04 29.04 0.25 45.24
Blomberg, C. Seaman Dec. 2, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 8 (days) 63.24 19.36 19.36 0.50 43.38
Brown, J. Seaman Dec. 3, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 4, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 58.08 19.36 19.36 0.25 38.47
Burke, W. J. Seaman Nov. 25, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 14 (days) 67.11 19.36 19.36 0.50 47.25
Cordiner, Peter C. First Mate Nov. 16, 1885 Melbourne, Australia April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 84 (days) 237.00 45.00 180.75
Cule, Evan Cook Nov. 27, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 20, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 21 (days) 89.54 24.20 14.40 0.50 72.50
Green, J. Seaman Nov. 26, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 4, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 54 (days) 61.32 19.36 19.36 0.25 41.71
Johnston, H. E. Oiler Dec. 2, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 4, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 1 (days) 29.36 1.00 0.25 28.11
Kahns, George Seaman Dec. 3, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 84 (days) 63.24 19.36 19.36 0.50 43.38
Lind, J. Seaman Dec. 2, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 4, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 14 (days) 53.72 19.36 19.36 0.25 39.11
Lowell, F. Boy Oct. 15, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 30, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 15 (days) 55.00 10.00 0.50 54.50
McInnis, A. Seaman Nov. 27, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 4, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 12 (days) 65.82 19.36 19.36 0.50 45.96
Miller, F. Seaman Nov. 27, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 12 (days) 65.82 16.36 19.36 0.50 45.96
Pettersen, Axel Seaman Dec. 2, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 8 (days) 63.24 19.36 19.36 0.50 43.38
Richardsen, Charles Steward Nov. 28, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 26, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 26 (days) 116.84 30.28 30.28 0.50 86.06
Ruse, David Boy Dec. 3, 1885 Melbourne, Australia Feb. 23, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 19 (days) 31.86 12.10 12.10 0.50 19.26
Stromberg, John Seaman Dec. 3, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 8 (days) 63.24 19.36 19.36 0.50 43.38
Svensen, A. Seaman Dec. 3, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 4, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 58.08 19.36 19.36 0.25 38.47
Williams, A. Seaman Dec. 2, 1885 Melbourne, Australia March 11, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA 9 (days) 63.88 19.36 19.36 0.50 44.02

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.