Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: June 20, 1888
Voyage: James Drummond (d. New York - a. Portland)
Citation: MS-90 b119f1

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
Anderson, Meguel Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 13.65 12.60
Bartlett, H. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 18.10 8.15
Bates, Charles Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 22.90 3.35
Boyle, Thomas Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 Deserted
Bracken, C. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 12.85 13.40
Davis, John Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New Bedford, MA - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 12.90 13.35
Fraser, J. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 46.00 12.00 35.00 4.50 6.50
Fritz, E. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 17.40 8.85 Deserted
Hallensen, Henry Carpenter Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 115.00 30.00 35.00 6.50 73.50
Hernandez, Louis Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 46.00 12.00 10.00 36.00
Johnson, William Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 22.50 3.75 Deserted
Kelley, James Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 46.00 12.00 35.00 16.90 Deserted
Lenard, G. First Mate Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 191.50 50.00 35.00 13.90 30.00 112.60
McClennen, R. Second Mate Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 115.00 30.00 11.40 103.60
Nelson, John Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 16.50 9.75
Olsen, B. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 27.25 Deserted
Palmer, Agnes Stewardess Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 76.50 20.00 76.50
Palmer, Charles Cook Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 115.00 30.00 12.37 102.63
Purcel, J. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 18.80 7.45 Deserted
Seybold, Chris Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 30.50 8.00 7.55 22.95
Stevenson, James Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 14.00 12.25
Stoddard, Frank Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 18.40 7.85 Deserted
Wood, H. E. Seaman Feb. 13, 1888 New York, NY - USA June 8, 1888 Portland, OR 25 (days) 61.25 16.00 35.00 25.05 1.20 Deserted

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.