Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: May 6, 1889
Voyage: Ivy (d. Melbourne - 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
Andersen, Vikter Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 18, 1889 May 2, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 30.37 12.15 30.37
Andersen, Alf Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 15, 1889 May 2, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 18 (days) 31.59 12.15 31.59
Burke, Thomas Second Mate Jan. 5, 1889 Melbourne, Australia May 6, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 90.72 24.30 9.72 1.21 79.79
Carlis, Francis Able-Bodied Seaman Feb. 18, 1889 May 2, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 30.37 12.15 30.37
Cordiner, Peter C. First Mate Jan. 15, 1889 Melbourne, Australia May 6, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 224.00 60.00 14.94 209.06
Daniels, Charles Cook and Steward Jan. 15, 1889 Melbourne, Australia May 6, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 145.15 38.88 34.18 110.97
Fournier, August Boy Jan. 15, 1889 Melbourne, Australia May 2, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 18 (days) 36.00 9.72 4.86 31.14
Vickbury, August Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 15, 1889 Melbourne, Australia May 2, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA 18 (days) 61.23 17.01 14.58 46.65

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.