Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Jan. 4, 1889
Voyage: Standard (d. Portland - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-90 b169f3

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
Dross, H. Carpenter June 11, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 19 (days) 232.16 35.00 71.50 2.50 158.16 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Garuth, G. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 40.00 19.45 48.88 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Green, P. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 40.00 24.90 43.43 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Lamb, William Cook June 11, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 19 (days) 298.50 45.00 120.00 1.25 177.25 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Marcum, Hy Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 40.00 22.10 46.23
Martins, K. First Mate June 1, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 20 (days) 366.66 55.00 241.20 6.50 118.96 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Nacer, Sam Cabin Boy Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 65.00 15.00 40.00 34.85 In debt to ship 9.85
Norton, T. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 130.00 30.00 40.00 1.80 88.20 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Olsen, Martin Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 130.00 30.00 40.00 23.35 66.65 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Orr, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 40.00 11.00 57.33 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Rein, Sam Ordinary Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 86.67 20.00 40.00 25.90 20.77 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Stome, P. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 40.00 23.10 45.23 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Swanson, Martin Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 130.00 30.00 40.00 7.85 82.15 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Trodden, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 108.33 25.00 40.00 27.80 40.53 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Williams, F. Second Mate June 28, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 29 (days) 242.66 40.00 82.50 15.05 145.11 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Wilson, Thomas Ordinary Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 86.67 20.00 40.00 15.90 30.77 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 per pound
Wilson, James Ordinary Seaman Aug. 20, 1888 Portland, OR Dec. 30, 1888 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 86.67 20.00 40.00 40.30 1.62 Balance paid in British pounds at 4.86 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.