Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 29, 1870
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. San Francisco June 25, 1869 - a. Baltimore Apr. 29, 1870)
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
Avery, John Ordinary Seaman June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 5 (days) 203.33 20.00 81.00 18.50 2.05 101.78
Boine, I Carpenter June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 4 (days) 405.33 40.00 108.00 5.00 2.05 290.28
Brelenberg, Jno P Ordinary Seaman June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 4 (days) 202.66 20.00 81.00 14.25 2.05 10.36
Briggs, John Third Mate June 22, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 15, 1869 Callao, Peru 23 (days) 131.83 35.00 Mr. Briggs was not discharged in Peru, he apparently got promoted to 2nd Mate and got a raise. See Financial Record for Mr. Briggs, Portage Bill 04/29/1870 as 2nd Mate for the following amounts: Advance at Time of Shipping, Advance Abroad, Hospital Money, and total Balance Due, as these amounts were entered on the Portage Bill on the line for Mr. Briggs as 2nd Mate.
Briggs, John Second Mate Oct. 16, 1869 Callao, Peru April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 14 (days) 258.67 40.00 94.50 20.00 2.05 273.94 Mr. Briggs was not hired on from Peru, he received a promotion from 3rd Mate to 2nd Mate. See also the Financial Record for Mr. Briggs, Portage Bill April 1870, for him as 3rd Mate.
Brown, William Cook June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA May 2, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 18 (days) 371.00 35.00 94.50 4.00 2.10 270.40
Brown, Thomas Seaman June 24, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 5 (days) 305.00 30.00 81.00 17.75 2.05 204.20
Brown, C. Seaman Dec. 16, 1869 Callao, Peru April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 13 (days) 110.83 25.00 0.75 0.90 109.18
Dagget, Benj F Seaman June 24, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA May 2, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 8 (days) 205.33 20.00 67.50 21.75 2.05 114.03
Dougall, Jno U Seaman June 24, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 5 (days) 305.00 30.00 81.00 5.25 2.05 216.70
Farbergen, T A Steward June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA May 2, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 18 (days) 424.00 40.00 108.00 49.75 2.10 264.15
Floyd, Thos. J. Ordinary Seaman June 21, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 8 (days) 123.20 12.00 54.00 3.75 2.10 63.35
Garvan, Geo Ordinary Seaman June 21, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 8 (days) 123.20 12.00 54.00 2.10 67.10
Gray, Jas H Seaman Dec. 16, 1869 Callao, Peru April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 13 (days) 110.83 25.00 0.75 0.90 109.18
Herrick, Reubin Seaman June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 4 (days) 304.00 30.00 81.00 12.00 2.05 208.95
Keith, Fairfax Seaman June 22, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 307.00 30.00 81.00 11.00 2.05 212.95
Mountfort, James H. Mate May 20, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 29 (days) 940.67 50.00 80.00 247.59 3.90 609.18 Mr. Mountfort's Whole Wages were calculated thusly: 5 months 23 days at $40.00/month = $230.67 plus 14 months 6 days at $50.00/month = $710.00 totalling $940.67. It appears he got a raise (promoted from 2nd Mate to Mate?) in San Francisco on March 14, 1869. Calculating backwards using these Terms of Service Mr. Mountfort entered on September 21, 1968, when the Alice M. Minot was in New York, but neither this date nor the place were given explicitly in the Portage Bill of April, 1870.
Munon, Jose Ordinary Seaman June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 4 (days) 253.33 25.00 81.00 11.75 2.05 158.53
Murray, J H Seaman June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 4 (days) 304.00 30.00 81.00 25.75 2.05 195.20
OMallay, Martin Seaman June 25, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 4 (days) 304.00 30.00 81.00 6.00 2.05 214.95
Roach, G Seaman Dec. 16, 1869 Callao, Peru April 29, 1870 Baltimore, MD - USA 13 (days) 110.83 25.00 0.75 0.90 109.18

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.