Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: May 25, 1896
Voyage: Merom (d. Rio de Janeiro - a. New York)
Citation: MS-90 b142 f12

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
Anderson, A. Seaman Oct. 26, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 19, 1895 New York, NY - USA 24 (days) 122.40 18.00 2.85 30.00 13.00 76.55
Harding, Wm. Mate Oct. 23, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 19, 1896 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 276.00 40.00 15.50 25.00 12.96 222.54
Hendrickson, S. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 26, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 19, 1896 New York, NY - USA 24 (days) 95.20 14.00 7.25 20.00 67.95
Mayo, A. Seaman Jan. 24, 1896 May 19, 1896 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 65.73 17.00 7.60 17.00 1.50 39.63
Pape, Geo. Seaman Oct. 26, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 19, 1896 New York, NY - USA 24 (days) 122.40 18.00 6.75 30.00 13.00 61.50
Porter, A. Seaman Jan. 24, 1896 May 19, 1896 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 65.73 17.00 5.70 17.00 43.03
Stemmen (sp?), Harry Cook Oct. 22, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 19, 1896 New York, NY - USA 28 (days) 277.33 40.00 20.00 7.05 250.28
Stevens, John Seaman Oct. 26, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan. 26, 1896 1 (days) 54.60 18.00 6.00 6.45 6.00 12.15
Wellington, P. Seaman Oct. 26, 1895 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan. 3, 1896 9 (days) 41.40 18.00 6.80 23.00 11.60 described as a deserter

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.