Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Aug. 19, 1886
Voyage: Ivy (d. Tacoma - a. Melbourne)
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
Boucht, Lucien Seaman April 26, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 13, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 17 (days) 48.00 0.50 47.50
Byrnes, M. Seaman April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 18 (days) 49.00 0.50 48.50
Connor, John O. Second Mate April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 13, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 19 (days) 61.37 0.50 60.87
Cordiner, P. First Mate April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA Aug. 19, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 26 (days) 174.00 45.00 0.25 142.50
Gabrielsen, G. Seaman April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 27, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 3 (days) 93.00 30.00 0.50 92.50
Gelten, Frank Seaman April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 18 (days) 49.00 0.50 48.50
Hardy, P. Seaman April 25, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 17 (days) 48.00 0.50 5.00 42.50
Hohenschild, W. F. Boy April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA Aug. 19, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 24 (days) 3.80 1.00 0.25 2.00
Johnson, Otto Seaman April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 18 (days) 49.00 0.50 48.50
Johnson, A. M. Seaman April 25, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA Aug. 18, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 24 (days) 114.00 30.00 0.50 5.00 108.50
Lowe, A. A. Steward April 22, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 20 (days) 26.00 0.50 25.50
Olsen, A. Seaman April 25, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 13, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 18 (days) 49.00 0.50 48.50
Reece, Charles Seaman April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 18 (days) 49.00 0.50 48.50
Sorrenson, G. Seaman April 26, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 13, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 17 (days) 77.00 30.00 0.50 76.50
Spivnick, Antonio Seaman April 25, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 13, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 18 (days) 49.00 0.50 48.50
Thomas, Robert Seaman April 25, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 12, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 17 (days) 48.00 0.50 47.50
Westman, Carl Seaman April 24, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 13, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 19 (days) 79.00 30.00 0.50 5.00 73.50
Withers, H. Cook April 22, 1886 Tacoma, WA - USA July 16, 1886 Melbourne, Australia 24 (days) 111.00 0.50 110.50

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.