Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Feb. 6, 1884
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
Abramson, Anton Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 35 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 1.55 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Aleade, Peter Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 35 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 40.50 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Black , John Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 5, 1884 Liverpool, England 8 (days) 131.67 25.00 75.00 4.86 2.10 54.47
Davis, Edward Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds
Fred, William Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds.
Griffin, D. H. Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 13.25 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Halb, Robert Boy July 8, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 23 (days) 101.50 15.00 60.00 8.45 2.80 38.70 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Harhh, Johan Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 10.25 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Hiscox, Charles Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 35 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 35.00 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Johnson, Charles Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 16.00 2.10 30.40
Manly, Thomas Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 35 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds.
Meum, David Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 35 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 21.75 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Miller, Ernest Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 35.75 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Petterson, J. Seaman Aug. 28, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 31, 1884 Liverpool, England 3 (days) 127.50 25.00 75.00 16.00 2.10 50.40 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount.
Williams, George Cook Aug. 7, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 7, 1884 Liverpool, England 240.00 40.00 100.00 100.00 2.10 134.60 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount. 56.00 paid to cook and stewardess for working on board in San Francisco (converted from US dollars to British pounds @ 5.00 per pound)
Williams, Elizabeth Stewardess Aug. 7, 1883 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 7, 1884 Liverpool, England 120.00 20.00 45.00 30.00 2.10 72.60 Balance paid in British pounds. Balance due does not reflect slops amount. 56.00 paid to cook and stewardess for working on board in San Francisco (converted from US dollars to British pounds @ 5.00 per pound)

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.