Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: None
Voyage: Merom (d. Boston - a. Baltimore)
Citation: MS-90 b142 f13

Notes

document date not specified; voyage took place in the summer of 1898

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
Cooper, Andrew Second Mate June 2, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 26 (days) 70.23 22.00 2.75 59.38 advanced $3.85 in Baltimore during voyage; also advanced $4.25 in Key West
Edwards, George Seaman June 2, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 26 (days) 63.03 22.00 0.50 56.43 advanced $5.00 in Baltimore; also advanced $1.10 in Key West
Green, John Seaman June 2, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 26 (days) 63.03 22.00 54.03 advanced $4.00 in Baltimore, and $5.00 in Key West
Jones, John Engineer May 13, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 16 (days) 113.06 32.00 0.50 99.96 advanced $10.00 in Baltimore during voyage; also advanced $2.60 in Key West
Larsen, H. Mate May 16, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 14 (days) 112.23 30.00 0.50 87.73 advanced $10.00 in Baltimore during voyage; also advanced $14.00 in Key West
Ravoteur, Hildefonse Seaman June 2, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 26 (days) 63.03 22.00 1.00 58.53 advanced $1.00 in Baltimore and $2.50 in Key West during voyage
Saboy, Wm. Seaman July 30, 1898 Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 28 (days) 23.33 25.00 23.33 joined crew at unknown time and place during voyage
Vandenberg, L. A. Steward May 14, 1898 Boston, MA - USA Aug. 26, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 16 (days) 129.50 37.00 73.50 advanced $35.00 in Baltimore during voyage; also advanced $21.00 in Key West

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.