Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: July 31, 1885
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. Glasgow May 26, 1885 - a. New York July 28, 1885)
Citation: MS-90 b42f17

Notes

Document includes amounts for Wages per Month and Advance[d] in Glasgow in both Pounds and Dollars, with a calculated exchange rate of $4.84/£. All other amounts, including Whole Wages, are in dollars.

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
Alvorsen, Neils Seaman May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 33.36 14.52 7.26 0.50 25.60 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £1-10-0 $7.26
Anderson, Otto Seaman May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 31.92 14.52 10.89 0.50 20.33 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-5-0 $10.89
Bals, John Seaman May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 31.92 14.52 10.89 0.50 20.53 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-5-0 $10.89
Catlough, William Boy May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 13.91 6.05 3.00 0.50 10.41 Wages per Month shown as both £1-5-0 $6.05; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £0-12-6 $3.00
Conley, Con. Seaman May 1, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 28 (days) 35.49 12.10 12.10 0.50 22.89 Wages per Month shown as both £2-10-0 $12.10; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-10-0 $12.10
Conley, Con. Seaman May 1, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 28 (days) 35.49 12.10 12.10 0.50 22.89 Wages per Month shown as both £2-10-0 $12.10; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-10-0 $12.10
Davidson, Frederick Seaman May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 31.92 14.52 9.68 0.50 21.74 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-0-0 $9.68
Guldetcher, Neils Carpenter May 14, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 18 (days) 85.14 29.04 0.00 0.50 84.64 Wages per Month shown as both £6-0-0 $29.04
Helmetson, Emil Seaman May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 33.36 14.52 4.84 0.50 28.02 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £1-0-0 $4.84
Kingstone, Thomas Second Mate June 20, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 12 (days) 63.80 26.62 19.36 0.50 43.94 Wages per Month shown as both £5-10-0 $26.62; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £4-0-0 $19.36
Lashbrook, George Seaman May 26, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 3 (days) 30.48 14.52 10.89 0.50 19.09 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-5-0 $10.89
McAllister, Daniel Seaman May 25, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 4 (days) 30.96 14.52 7.26 0.50 23.20 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £1-5-0 $7.26
Murphy, William Seaman May 22, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 32.40 14.52 2.42 0.50 29.48 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £-10-0 $2.42
Nelson, George Seaman May 20, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 12 (days) 34.80 12.10 4.84 0.50 29.46 Wages per Month shown as both £2-10-0 $12.10; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £1-0-0 $4.84
Schroder, William Seaman May 21, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 11 (days) 28.63 12.10 4.84 0.50 23.29 Wages per Month shown as both £2-10-0 $12.10; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £1-0-0 $4.84
Stange, Edward Seaman May 26, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 28, 1885 New York, NY - USA 3 (days) 30.48 14.52 10.89 0.50 19.09 Wages per Month shown as both £3-0-0 $14.52; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £2-5-0 $10.89
Walsh, Thomas Mate May 26, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 31, 1885 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 95.82 43.56 29.04 0.50 66.28 Wages per Month shown as both £9-0-0 $43.56; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £6-0-0 $29.04
Witaker, William Steward May 23, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland July 30, 1885 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 44.48 19.36 20.57 0.50 23.41 Wages per Month shown as both £4-0-0 $19.36; Advance[d] in Glasgow shown as both £4-5-0 $20.47

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.