Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 28, 1876
Voyage: Merom (d. Liverpool - a. New Orleans)
Citation: MS-90 b134f8

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
Brimster, L. C. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1976 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Byne, Susan Stewardess May 2, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 30, 1879 New Orleans, LA - USA 27 (days) 25.00 For wage figures see F. Byne, cook. These figures were combined for both of them.
Byne, F. Cook May 2, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 30, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 27 (days) 343.00 45.00 297.00 15.00 4.00 27.00 All figures after wages per month represent the combined figures for F. Byne and Stewardess Susan Byne.
Constantine, L. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1976 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Dempsey, T. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Fowler, R. Second Mate May 2, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 30, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 2 (days) 147.00 30.00 64.80 5.00 2.00 75.20
Gardener, N. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1976 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Hair, William Mate May 29, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 200.00 50.00 45.90 1.60 152.50
Jones, J. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 22.96 12.50 0.80 22.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Laughlin, L. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Nicolas, P. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Quimby, C. H. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Smith, R. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Thomson, H. Ordinary Seaman June 3, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 26 (days) 58.00 15.00 8.40 1.60 45.00 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound An advance at St. Stephen, N.B.
White, Frank Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 25.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 per pound
Woodworth, W. F. Carpenter Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 0.80 26.76 Rate of wages converted from British pounds at $5 per pound

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.