Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Feb. 4, 1872
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. New York Oct. 29, 1871 - a. Savannah Feb. 4, 1872)
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
Andesoon, Peter Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Barker, James R. Third Mate Oct. 26, 1871 New York, NY - USA Feb. 28, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 2 (days) 122.00 30.00 22.00 20.90 1.60 74.50 Another $3.00 was apparently paid at Savannah before he left the ship and before he received the balance due on his wages.
Barre, Wm H Boy Oct. 16, 1871 New York, NY - USA Feb. 27, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 11 (days) 52.40 12.00 30.60 1.78 20.02 Under Advanced Abroad field above are the amounts of $25.60 Amount paid at Havre and $5.00 Amount paid at Savannah.
Barrett, Thos. Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Belecat, Antonio Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Brannan, W. Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Brummell, James Steward Oct. 18, 1871 New York, NY - USA Feb. 28, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 10 (days) 138.82 32.04 5.00 2.00 33.56 1.73 96.53 Wages per month shown as Pounds 6-0-0 with the notation "$5.34" just above it. All other payment amounts are shown in U.S. Dollars, including the Balance Due. The arithmetic all works out with an exchange rate of $5.34 per Pound.
Clough, Fred. Carpenter Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Havre, France 13 (days) 50.17 35.00 35.00 20.90 0.60 13.57 "Deserted at Havre"
Craine, Caesar Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "Deserted at Havre"
Fleming, M. Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Gay, H. Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Hahorsau, Knudt Ordinary Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 25.00 25.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Hamilton, Alexander Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 Notation in Signatures column: "Settled in Court". Notations in Balance Due column: "costs 26.02 9.50" [the latter is smudgy; and with a bracket presumably indicating the total:] 35.52. There appears no figure for Balance Due to Mr. Hamilton.
Hines, Friedrick Ordinary Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France April 2, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 16.33 10.00 15.00 0.65 0.68
Hughes, Griffeth Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Isaacs, Wm. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 15.00 20.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Kelly, John Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Matthews, Edward Second Mate Oct. 18, 1871 New York, NY - USA Dec. 5, 1871 Havre, France 18 (days) 56.00 35.00 35.00 1.00 0.60 19.40 "Deserted at Havre"
McFee, James Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Dec. 9, 1871 30.00 30.00 5.50 Notation under Dates of Discharge: "Sent to London". Amount shown above under "Advanced abroad" was written in the Amount Paid at Havre column on the document with the notation "Passage to London". Another notation is: "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Mountfort, J. H. Mate Oct. 4, 1871 New York, NY - USA Dec. 20, 1871 17 (days) 128.33 50.00 29.00 69.00 1.00 Notation under Dates of Discharge says: "Died [I think] Dec. 20" -- the date is clearly written. If in fact he died on that date, it was apparently after the Alice M. Minott had left Havre en route for Savannah. The balance due would have been $29.33.
Nealty, Reginald Ordinary Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Dec. 12, 1871 Havre, France 15.00 20.00 18.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Parker, Geo. Cook Oct. 18, 1871 New York, NY - USA Feb. 25, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 10 (days) 143.00 33.00 13.00 46.50 1.73 76.77 An additional $5.00 paid at Savannah before he left the ship and before he received the balance due on his wages.
Penoyer, Oliver Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Pinder, Daniel Ordinary Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Robert, Peter Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Ryan, James Second Mate Dec. 11, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 24 (days) 45.00 25.00 25.00 0.67 19.33
Serverin, Adolph F. Ordinary Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 19.60 12.00 12.00 0.65 6.95
Shepard, I. Seaman Oct. 28, 1871 New York, NY - USA Nov. 21, 1871 Havre, France 30.00 30.00 "do. [Deserted at Havre]"
Smith, Thomas Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Thistle, John M. Ordinary Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 19.60 12.00 12.00 0.65 6.95
Thompson, Henry Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85
Turner, Wiliam Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 19.60 12.00 15.00 0.65 3.95
Walker, Isaac Seaman Dec. 16, 1871 Havre, France Feb. 4, 1872 Savannah, GA - USA 19 (days) 24.50 15.00 15.00 0.65 8.85

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.