Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: March 13, 1888
Voyage: Ivy (d. New York - a. San Francisco)
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
Aorpin, Ed Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 1.00 44.00
Butt, Henry Seaman Oct. 5, 1887 New York, NY - USA Jan. 4, 1888 64.90 16.00 35.00 8.00 21.90 Deceased Wage amount includes 16.90 for sale of effects aboard. Balance paid into court.
Carlson, B. Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 2.00 43.00
Chanquilt, A. Carpenter Sept. 30, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 35.00 2.00 90.50
Chase, H. E. Second Mate Oct. 5, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 5, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 151.00 30.00 20.00 17.75 113.25
Christine, D. Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 3.85 41.15
Eno, Harry G. Boy Sept. 21, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 5, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 27.50 5.00 4.30 23.20
Fat, Ah Steward Sept. 30, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 5, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 5 (days) 165.33 32.00 35.00 130.33
Fisher, C. Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 12.50 32.50
Flothman, Emil Seaman Dec. 5, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 5, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 29 (days) 79.47 16.00 35.00 9.00 35.47
Grindley, R. R. Mate Oct. 3, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 5, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 3 (days) 229.50 45.00 35.00 17.45 177.05
John, Ah Cook Sept. 30, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 3 (days) 142.80 28.00 35.00 1.00 106.80
Johnson, John Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 5, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 6.00 39.00
Kenlebrong, C. Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 18.25 26.75
McGill, Thomas Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 13.45 31.55
Shirley, M. C. Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 6.05 38.95
Thompson, Isaac Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 19.05 25.95
Victor, Antonio Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 80.00 16.00 35.00 3.50 41.50
Williams, Arthur Ordinary Seaman Oct. 4, 1887 New York, NY - USA March 3, 1888 San Francisco, CA - USA 60.00 12.00 35.00 5.75 19.25

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.