Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 18, 1869
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. New York Oct. 8, 1868 - a. San Francisco Mar. 18, 1869)
Citation: MS-90 b42f15

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, O M Carpenter Oct. 5, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 186.67 35.00 70.00 1.10 115.57
Brown, Chas Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.33
Brown, John Ordinary Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 106.67 20.00 40.00 1.10 65.57
Cloyfield, Wm Ordinary Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 106.67 20.00 40.00 1.10 65.57
Davis, Chas Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.23
Drysdale, Jas Ordinary Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 106.67 20.00 40.00 1.10 65.57
Endre, Lars Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.23
Johnson, John Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.23
Maker, Chas Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.23
Morris, John Cook Oct. 1, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 17 (days) 167.00 30.00 60.00 1.20 105.80
Mountfort, J H Second Mate San Francisco, CA - USA 95.04 No info on Term of Service, Monthly Wages, Advance Wages, Hospital Money, Whole Wages.
Roderigues, Herb Boy Sept. 24, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 87.00 15.00 24.00 1.20 61.80
Schebanier, Albert Ordinary Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 106.67 20.00 40.00 1.10 106.67
Smith, C Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.23
Smith, W. Seaman Oct. 8, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 50.00 1.10 82.23
Sprague, M. D. Mate Sept. 11, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 7 (days) 311.67 50.00 1.30 310.37
Stevens, J I R Boy Sept. 26, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 86.00 15.00 19.00 1.20 65.80
Whitmore, J. F. Third Mate Sept. 11, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 7 (days) 187.00 30.00 80.00 1.30 105.70

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.