Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 15, 1886
Voyage: Alice M. Minott (d. New Orleans May 27, 1886 - a. Norfolk Oct. 13, 1886)
Citation: MS-90 b42f17

Notes

Document is unclear whether arrival port is Norfolk, Virginia, or Norfolk, England. A charter in MS-90 b42f10 shows the voyage was to Norfolk, Virginia.

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
Baldwin, M. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 23, 1886 New Orleans, LA - USA Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 17 (days) 18.96 12.10 12.10 6.86 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Clarke, John Boy May 31, 1886 New Orleans, LA - USA Oct. 9, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 10 (days) 43.33 10.00 9.12 34.21 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Cox, William Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 23, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 17 (days) 18.96 12.10 12.10 6.86 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Larcen, Chas. Carpenter May 31, 1886 New Orleans, LA - USA Oct. 9, 886 Norfolk, VA - USA 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 31.85 76.48 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Lee, James Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 23, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 17 (days) 18.96 12.10 12.10 6.86 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Lees, Sol??? Steward Aug. 10, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 0 (days) 67.76 33.88 33.88 33.88 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Manning, John Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 23, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 17 (days) 18.96 12.10 12.10 6.86 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
McCarthy, Tim Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 23, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 23, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 17 (days) 18.96 12.10 12.10 6.86 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Murphy, Frank Second Mate May 31, 1886 New Orleans, LA - USA May 31, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 10 (days) 130.00 30.00 72.62 57.38 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Nablett, James Cabin Boy Aug. 20, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 20 (days) 4.16 2.50 0.00 4.16 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Quinn, Peter Ordinary Seaman May 31, 1886 New Orleans, LA - USA May 31, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 10 (days) 52.00 12.00 10.15 41.85 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Reed, R. V. Mate May 27, 1886 New Orleans, LA - USA Oct. 13, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 16 (days) 226.67 50.00 30.15 196.52 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Reid, S Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 20 (days) 19.56 12.10 0.00 19.56 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Taff, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 20, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 10, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 20 (days) 19.56 12.10 0.00 19.56 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.
Walker, Oscar Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 23, 1886 Liverpool, England Oct. 15, 1886 Norfolk, VA - USA 22 (days) 20.97 12.10 12.10 8.87 All payments etc. which are deductions from Whole Wages are lumped together on the Portage Bill, under a column headed Advances and Payments per Captain; this amount is the amount shown here in the field titled Advanced Before Voyage.

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.