Portage Account
Date: | July 31, 1885 |
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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 |
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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
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