Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 21, 1878
Voyage: Merom (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
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
Ambrose, Edward Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 101.93 22.00 51.50 2.75 1.90 45.78 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Batts, Peter Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 8, 1878 Liverpool, England 103.39 22.00 51.50 4.50 2.00 45.39 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Byne, Frederick Steward 40.00
Chomet, Louis Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 22.00 51.50
Ferry, George O. Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 8, 1878 Liverpool, England 103.39 22.00 51.50 2.50 2.00 47.39 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Grant, Charles Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 7, 1878 Liverpool, England 102.66 22.00 51.50 2.50 2.00 48.66 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Gurdoit, Richard Ordinary Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 15.00 30.90
Hack, James Ordinary Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 69.50 15.00 15.45 3.00 1.90 49.15 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Hair, W. First Mate 50.00
Johansen, William Carpenter 30.00
Johnson, Carl Second Mate Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 162.16 35.00 72.10 5.50 1.90 82.66 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Lawford, F. Seaman Oct. 5, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 101.93 22.00 51.50 3.50 1.90 45.03 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Lestin, George Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 101.93 22.00 51.50 2.75 1.90 45.78 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Micals, George H. Cook Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 162.16 35.00 72.10 23.00 1.90 65.16 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Takin, August Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 8, 1878 Liverpool, England 103.39 22.00 51.50 4.50 2.00 49.89 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Thompson, Harry Ordinary Seaman Oct. 16, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 18.00
Thor, Harry Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA March 6, 1878 Liverpool, England 101.93 22.00 51.50 23.00 1.90 48.53 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Tonquist, E. Seaman Oct. 15, 1877 San Francisco, CA - USA 22.00 51.50

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.