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Portage Bill

Date:	June 5, 1874
Voyage:	Alice M. Minott (d. Mar. 24, 1874 - a. San Francisco June 5, 1874)
Citation:	MS-90 b42f16

Notes

None

Financial records

Mariner	Rank	Entry Date	Discharge Date	Discharge Port	Served	P	WPM	A	S	AA	H	SF	BD	Notes
Clark, James	Seaman	Feb. 11, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	25 (days)	82.32	21.45	9.68	1.50	10.52	1.60	0.50	58.52	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.29/£. This exchange rate is different from the calculated rate of $4.84/£ for all other mariners (except one other with a calculated rate of $4.81/£). At $4.84/£ this mariner's monthly wage would have been 24.20 and Whole Wages would be $92.77.
Dawson, Carl	Carpenter	May 8, 1873	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	28 (days)	344.88	30.00	30.22	0.75	79.98	5.20	0.50	228.23	Only mariner on this Portage Bill whose monthly wages were in US dollars.
Hancock, Robt	Seaman	March 23, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	13 (days)	58.89	24.20	24.20	8.50		1.00	0.50	24.69	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Hogan, John	Seaman	March 19, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	17 (days)	62.11	24.20	24.20			1.20	0.50	36.21	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Jeffrey, William L	Mate	Jan. 29, 1874	June 22, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	23 (days)	219.17	45.98	24.20		10.56	2.00	0.50	181.91	Monthly wages £9-10-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Kernan, John	Seaman	March 19, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	17 (days)	62.11	24.20	24.20	14.75		1.20	0.50	21.46	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Lancaster, John	Seaman	March 23, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	13 (days)	58.89	24.20	24.20	8.50		1.00	0.50	24.69	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
McDonald , Alex	Seaman	March 16, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	20 (days)	64.53	24.20		5.75		1.20	0.50	57.08	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Mettoff, Willceirry(?)	Seaman	March 20, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	16 (days)	61.30	24.20	24.20	13.75		1.20	0.50	21.65	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Nelson, James	Seaman	March 23, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	13 (days)	58.89	24.20	24.20	6.00		1.00	0.50	27.19	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Peck, Geo E	Ordinary Seaman	March 20, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	16 (days)	36.78	14.52	14.52	7.00		1.20	0.50	13.56	Monthly wages £3-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Reine, M	Ordinary Seaman	March 19, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	17 (days)	37.27	14.52	14.52	2.50		1.20	0.50	18.55	Monthly wages £3-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Roderick, F	Seaman	March 19, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	17 (days)	62.11	24.20	24.20	6.00		1.20	0.50	30.21	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Suig, Ah	Cook	Jan. 11, 1874	June 9, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	27 (days)	142.29	29.04	29.04		15.58	2.00	0.50	95.17	Monthly wages £6-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Sullivan, John	Seaman	March 19, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	17 (days)	62.11	24.20	24.20	3.00		1.20	0.50	33.21	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Thompson, Chas.	Seaman	March 20, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	16 (days)	61.30	24.20	24.20	3.00		1.20	0.50	32.40	Monthly wages £5-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Warren, John	Second Mate	Feb. 7, 1874	June 6, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	29 (days)	134.39	33.88		6.00	10.52	1.60	0.50	115.77	Monthly wages £7-0-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.84/£.
Yeza, Suig	Boy	March 23, 1874	June 9, 1874	San Francisco, CA - USA	16 (days)	30.49	12.02				1.20	0.50	28.79	Monthly wages £2-10-0 and exchange rate calculated from Whole Wages to be $4.81/£ (making Monthly Wages $12.025). This exchange rate is different from the calculated rate of $4.84/£ for all other mariners (except one other with a calculated rate of $4.29/£). At $4.84/£, monthly wages would be $12.10, Whole Wages would be $30.65, and Balance Due would be $28.95.

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.