Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Feb. 9, 1881
Voyage: Standard (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-90 b169f1

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
August, Frank Seaman Oct. 8, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 98.33 25.00 60.00 8.50 1.60 0.75 27.48 Balance paid in English pounds
Goodman, J. E. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 88.67 50.00 37.50 1.60 0.75
Kayne, J. L. Cook Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 9, 1881 Liverpool, England 2 (days) 122.00 30.00 60.00 21.50 1.60 0.75 38.15 Balance paid in English pounds
King, C. Second Mate Oct. 8, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 8, 1881 Liverpool, England 140.00 35.00 70.00 17.55 1.60 0.75 50.45 Balance paid in English pounds
Marshall, John P. Mate Sept. 14, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 20, 1881 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 288.75 2.00 286.75 Balance paid in English pounds
Martin, William Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 99.17 25.00 60.00 16.00 1.60 0.75 20.82 Balance paid in English pounds
Mayer, Hary Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 99.17 25.00 60.00 1.60 0.75 36.82 Balance paid in English pounds
Osburn, Samuel Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 99.17 25.00 60.00 10.75 1.60 0.75 26.07 Balance paid in English pounds
Purnell, Dan Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA March 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 99.17 25.00 60.00 34.25 1.60 0.75 2.57 Balance paid in English pounds
Smith, John Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 99.17 25.00 60.00 4.50 1.60 0.75 32.30 Balance paid in English pounds
Swenson, J. Seaman Oct. 7, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 99.17 25.00 60.00 46.75 1.60 0.75
Thomas, Wm. Seaman Oct. 8, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 98.33 25.00 60.00 10.75 1.60 0.75 25.23 Balance paid in English pounds
Tobiesen, Niels Seaman Oct. 8, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 93.33 25.00 60.00 1.50 1.60 0.75 34.48 Balance paid in English pounds
Tweed, Dan Seaman Oct. 8, 1880 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1881 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 98.33 25.00 60.00 1.60 0.75 35.98

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.