Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 16, 1875
Voyage: Merom (d. New York - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-90 b134f5

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
Anderson, Nels Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 45.25 2.20 0.50 5.00 7.65
Atterson, Charles Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 24.00 2.20 0.50 33.90
Bixby, J. C. Second Mate Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 214.67 40.00 80.00 5.50 2.20 0.50 126.47
Corey, Francis Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 30.00 2.20 0.50 27.90
DeSella, Antonio Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 42.75 2.20 0.50 15.15
Friman, Beng. Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 51.75 2.20 0.50 5.00 1.15
Hayden, James Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 1.00 2.20 0.50 56.90
Howard, John Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 50.25 2.20 0.50 7.67
Lowell, J. S. Master Sept. 22, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 16, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 145.00 712.00
Luffe, O. Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 3.50 2.20 0.50 54.40
McKenzie , John Carpenter Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 187.83 35.00 70.00 33.50 2.20 0.50 81.63
Moffat, Thomas Mate Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 16, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 17 (days) 278.33 50.00 100.00 15.75 2.40 0.50 159.68
Morton, Helen Stewardess Sept. 28, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 137.50 25.00 50.00 2.20 0.50 84.80
Morton, Joseph Cook Sept. 28, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 164.00 30.00 60.00 5.50 2.20 0.50 96.80
Rogers, B. Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 35.00 17.12 2.20 0.50 40.78
Rose, Charles Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 38.50 2.20 0.50 19.40
Rotter, John Boy Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 16, 1875 San Diego, CA - USA 17 (days) 44.53 8.00 15.00 15.00 2.40 0.50
Skelebran, M. Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 43.25 2.20 0.50 14.65
Smith, Alex Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 23.00 2.20 0.50 34.90
Smith, William Ordinary Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 75.13 14.00 28.00 49.50 2.20 0.50 5.00 Due Ship 10.07
Sprague, J. B. Third Mate Sept. 29, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 16, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 17 (days) 139.17 25.00 20.00 17.75 2.40 0.50 98.52
Steele, John Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 96.60 18.00 36.00 45.00 2.20 0.50 12.90
Webb, Ed. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 3, 1874 New York, NY - USA March 13, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 75.13 14.00 28.00 24.50 2.20 0.50 19.93

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.