Portage Bill
| Date: | June 9, 1892 |
|---|---|
| Voyage: | Merom (d. Boston July 5, 1892 - a. Portland Aug. 8, 1892) |
| Citation: | MS-90 b142 f12 |
Notes
To the best of my ability to decipher this document, the voyage was from Boston to Baltimore to Portland, ME. The latest date of entry was July 5, 1892, which I used for the departure date; the discharge dates were all August 8, 1892, which I used forthe arrival date.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dircks, Gustin | Seaman | June 26, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 14 (days) | 36.66 | 25.00 | 35.66 | received $1.00 at Baltimore | ||||||||
| Lawson, L. G. | Steward | June 26, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | 14 (days) | 36.66 | 25.00 | 36.16 | received $0.50 at Baltimore | |||||||||
| Michell, Fred | Steward | June 21, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 19 (days) | 65.33 | 40.00 | 4.00 | 40.72 | received $22.61 in Baltimore. Numbers don't quite add up - whole wages were $65.33, received $4.00 in advance and $22.61 in Baltimore for a total of $26.61 deducted from wages, which should leave $38.72 instead of $40.72. | |||||||
| Parrey (sp?), Robert | Second Mate | July 5, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 5 (days) | 35.00 | 30.00 | 1.00 | 26.00 | received $8.00 at Baltimore | |||||||
| Peissen (sp?), Bengt | Seaman | June 27, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 19 (days) | 35.84 | 25.00 | 1.00 | 29.84 | received $5.00 at Baltimore | |||||||
| Ross, W. A. | Mate | June 30, 1891 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 9 (days) | 58.50 | 45.00 | 3.00 | 35.50 | received $20.00 at Baltimore | |||||||
| Stevens, Thomas | Engineer | June 26, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 15 (days) | 52.50 | 35.00 | 52.50 | |||||||||
| Verput, L. | Seaman | June 27, 1892 | Boston, MA - USA | Aug. 8, 1892 | Portland, ME - USA | 19 (days) | 35.84 | 25.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 33.59 | received $1.00 at Baltimore |
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.
