Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: July 1, 1898
Voyage: Standard (d. New York - a. Baltimore)
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
Anderson, A. Carpenter June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 369.00 30.00 24.00 35.93 307.07
Erickson, John Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 220.20 18.00 26.45 40.00 33.39 120.36
Kurtz, R. W. Seaman and second mate June 20, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 9 (days) 234.20 22.00 14.15 40.00 30.45 149.60 As seaman until 03/13/1898, monthly wages 18.00
Leahy, Thomas Ordinary Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 171.26 14.00 18.35 40.00 18.35 82.26
Logan, Patrick Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 220.20 18.00 23.97 40.00 27.50 128.73
Louis, A. Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 70 (days) 220.20 18.00 30.35 40.00 27.45 122.40
Meade, James Ordinary Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 70 (days) 171.26 14.00 8.90 40.00 28.14 94.22
Neilson, Hans Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 220.20 18.00 11.70 40.00 20.45 148.05
Olsen, Charles Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 220.20 18.00 29.10 40.00 30.95 120.15
Seymour, A. W. Mate June 20, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 9 (days) 615.00 50.00 6.75 558.25
Stevenson, John Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 220.20 18.00 26.60 40.00 32.50 121.10
Vieghmann, J. Seaman June 21, 1897 New York, NY - USA June 28, 1898 Baltimore, MD - USA 7 (days) 220.20 18.00 46.27 40.00 28.80 105.10

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.