Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Aug. 28, 1894
Voyage: Ivy (d. San Francisco - a. Hong Kong)
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
Alerburg, Conrad May 30, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 31, 1894 Hong Kong, China 2 (days) 36.80 12.00 13.50 23.30 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 1.20 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Barry, W. H. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 12, 1894 Hong Kong, China 1 (days) 60.66 20.00 5.40 25.26 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 20.00 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Burns, William May 29, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 31, 1894 Hong Kong, China 25 (days) 84.32 27.50 2.00 2.40 52.42 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 12.50 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Cooper, James May 31, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 10, 1894 Hong Kong, China 10 (days) 150.00 45.00 4.85 145.15 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 17.50 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Dunn, Ed June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 1.20 17.30 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Howie, Robert June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 2.00 17.00 1.20 17.30 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Kemp, John June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 1.80 16.70 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Kinmen, J. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 0.90 17.60 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Kohler, J. W. May 29, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.00 30.00 3.00 3.60 67.40 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5
McLeon, C. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 1.20 17.30 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Murray, Jno. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 1.80 16.70 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Ohlson, Ch. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 2.40 16.10 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Olsen, Adolf June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 2.10 16.40 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Peterson, C. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 2.70 15.80 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Smith, W. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 3.10 15.40 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Stephens, John June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 12, 1894 Hong Kong, China 30.00 10.00 10.00 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 5.20 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong
Stevenson, J. June 12, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 29, 1894 Hong Kong, China 17 (days) 38.50 15.00 4.75 13.75 Balance given in gold. Paid off in Mexican at rate of 50.5 .70 Mexican also advanced in Hong Kong

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.