Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 28, 1873
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. San Francisco Oct. 18, 1872 - a. Hull Mar. 28, 1873)
Citation: MS-90 b42f16

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
Annis, Lewis Ordinary Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 81.00 15.00 68.40 19.11 2.20 Amount paid at Hull £3-8-6 @5.58. Notation: "Due ship 8.70". Notation for all 5 Ordinary Seamen: "dimtd [demoted?] to Boys"
Barkell, Henry Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 76.35 2.20 15.06 Amount paid at Jull £13-13-8 @5.58.
Bergball, T. Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 64.17 2.20 27.23 Amount paid at Hull £11-10-0 @5.58.
Blank, Adolph Ordinary Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 81.00 15.00 45.60 26.88 2.20 6.32 Amount paid at Hull £4-16-4 @5.58. Notation for all 5 Ordinary Seamen: "dimtd [demoted?] to Boys"
Bollock, W I Ordinary Seaman 25.11 Amount paid at Hull £4-10-0 @5.58. Notation for all 5 Ordinary Seamen: "dimtd [demoted?] to Boys" No other notations for this mariner.
Clark, Samuel Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 64.17 2.20 27.23 Amount paid at Hull £11-10-0 @5.58
Craven, Edward Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 64.17 2.20 27.33 Amount paid at Hull £11-10-0 @ 5.58
Dochenty, Wiliam Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 78.68 2.20 11.73 Amount paid at Hull £14-2-0 @5.58.
Lutherwood, Henry Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 71.42 2.20 19.98 Amount paid at Hull £12-16-0 @5.58.
McGrath, Thos. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 17, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 81.00 15.00 45.60 35.39 2.20 Amount paid at Hull £6-6-10 @5.58. Notation "Due ship 2.16". Notation for all 5 Ordinary Seamen: "dimtd [demoted?] to Boys"
Murray, William Steward 153.09 Amount paid at Hull £27-0-0 @5.67. No other entries given.
Oatis, William First Mate March 11, 1872 April 12, 1873 Hull, England 7 (days) 661.67 50.00 329.65 254.21 5.30 Portage Bill has notations about amounts, but it is hard to be clear about what was paid to Mr. Oatis, and where. No Balance Due entry was given. Amount Paid at Hull is £13-6-0, and an explicit exchange rate of 5.58 ($ per £) is given.
Payne, George Cook Oct. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA April 5, 1873 Hull, England 20 (days) 201.68 35.00 79.80 83.70 2.40 Amount paid at Hull £15-0-0 @5.58. Balance Due would be $35.78, but not written in.
Potter, John H. Second Mate 209.79 The only entry for this mariner is in the column Amount paid at Hull, £37-0-0 and the notation "at 5.67" presumably meaning $5.67 per £. No other entries were made, for money, for dates of entry and discharge, etc.
Schannon, Christian Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 64.17 2.20 27.23 Amount paid at Hull £11-10-0 @5.58
Schultz, Reinh Ordinary Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 81.00 15.00 45.60 25.67 2.20 7.53 Amount paid at Hull £4-12-0 @5.58. Notation for all 5 Ordinary Seamen: "dimtd [demoted?] to Boys"
Simes, Jessie Carpenter Oct. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA April 5, 1873 Hull, England 20 (days) 141.67 25.00 11.40 127.78 2.40 0.09 Amount paid at Hull shown as £22-18-0 @5.58
Stenfelt, George Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 72.54 2.20 18.86 Amount paid at Hull £13-0-0 @5.58
Stevens, James H Third Mate Oct. 9, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA June 1, 1873 Hull, England 24 (days) 234.00 30.00 51.30 176.68 3.06 2.96 Amount paid at Hull was £31-11-0 @ 5.60
Williams, John Seaman Oct. 17, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 28, 1873 Hull, England 12 (days) 162.00 30.00 68.40 69.75 2.20 21.65 Amount paid at Hull £12-10-0 @5.58.

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

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