Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Dec. 23, 1882
Voyage: Merom (d. Portland - 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
Bossingen, Isaac Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 7, 1882 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 196.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 114.00
Brown, John Second Mate July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 10, 1882 Liverpool, England 225.00 45.00 90.00 2.00 133.00 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Deola, Pedro Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 8, 1882 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 148.00 30.00 80.00 2.00 66.00
Fick, C. John Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 6, 1882 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 194.66 40.00 80.00 2.00 112.66
Galet, Thomas Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 7, 1882 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 196.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 114.00 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Hall, James Steward June 12, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 23, 1882 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 286.50 45.00 35.00 2.60 248.90 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Hillock, Walter Carpenter June 12, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 7, 1882 Liverpool, England 25 (days) 175.00 30.00 80.00 2.40 92.60 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Johnson, William Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 7, 1882 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 196.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 114.00
Jones, Philip Cook June 16, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 19, 1882 Liverpool, England 35 (days) 213.50 35.00 35.00 2.40 176.10 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Jonston, Peter Seaman July 8, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 10, 1882 Liverpool, England 20 (days) 202.66 40.00 2.00 200.66
Lawsen, Hendrick Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 7, 1882 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 196.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 114.00
Lee, Charles Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 8, 1882 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 197.33 40.00 80.00 2.00 115.33
Obrine, Frank Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 10, 1882 Liverpool, England 200.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 118.00
Olsen, Claus Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 7, 1882 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 196.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 114.00
Quinlan, W. Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 10, 1882 Liverpool, England 200.00 40.00 80.00 2.00 118.00
Silla, Tumas Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 8, 1882 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 148.00 30.00 80.00 2.00 66.00
Somervill, William Seaman July 10, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 5, 1882 Liverpool, England 25 (days) 193.33 40.00 80.00 2.00 111.33 Balance paid in English pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Williams, Charles Seaman July 9, 1882 Portland, OR Dec. 10, 1882 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 201.33 40.00 2.00 199.33

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.