Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Jan. 14, 1889
Voyage: Ivy (d. Port Townsend - a. Melbourne)
Citation: MS-90 b104f10

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, Emil Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 2.80 21.50 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Arnusen, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 26 (days) 71.67 25.00 30.00 31.65 9.40 Deserter
Jacobs, Richard Cook Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA Dec. 7, 1889 Melbourne, Australia 8 (days) 114.33 35.00 6.00 2.00 106.35
Jensen, Antonio Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 2.00 20.00 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Jensen, W. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 1.50 38.00 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Kuhn, Jno Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 7.95 7.00 In jail from 11/23 to 12/11 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Lindstrom, Karl Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 0.50 25.00 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Lindstrom, A. C. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 25.00 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Lunderlann, C. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA Nov. 22, 1888 Melbourne, Australia 25 (days) 82.00 30.00 0.50 81.50 Ballance due converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Mathews, Saml. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA Nov. 22, 1888 Melbourne, Australia 25 (days) 82.00 30.00 1.00 81.00 Ballance due converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Nyquist, F. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA Dec. 7, 1888 Melbourne, Australia 8 (days) 81.67 25.00 30.00 11.50 40.17
Ruelberg, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA Dec. 24, 1888 Melbourne, Australia 25 (days) 95.33 25.00 30.00 35.75 20.00 10.08 Deserter Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Runbush, W. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 4.25 20.00 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound
Simpson, J.P. Second Mate Aug. 30, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA Nov. 24, 1888 Melbourne, Australia 26 (days) 103.75 37.50 25.00 17.55 61.20
Wilson, Frank Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 31, 1888 Port Townsend, WA - USA 9.50 25.00 Advance abroad converted from British pounds to US @ $5 per pound

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.