Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: June 8, 1899
Voyage: Standard (d. San Francisco - a. Honolulu)
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
Chong, Ah Cook Feb. 4, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii 20 (days) 101.66 25.00 101.66
Christianton, George Seaman Feb. 18, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA May 20, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii 1 (days) 80.83 12.50 8.00 60.33 30.00 per month while ship is loading, 25.00 thereafter
Fox, Joseph Seaman March 2, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA June 5, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii 3 (days) 82.41 12.50 3.50 67.41 30.00 per month while ship is loading, 25.00 thereafter
Gifford, George Carpenter Feb. 28, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA June 8, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii 10 (days) 116.66 35.00 10.00 106.66
Harris, T. Seaman March 2, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA March 25, 1899 23 (days) 23.00 30.00 12.50 2.50 8.00 Deserted
Hayes, John Seaman March 2, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA April 10, 1899 9 (days) 39.00 30.00 12.50 3.50 3.50 19.50 Deserted
Johnson, C. W. Seaman March 2, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1899 14 (days) 14.00 30.00 12.50 1.50 Deserted
Jon, Ah Steward Feb. 4, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA June 6, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii 2 (days) 142.32 35.00 142.32
Mansfield, George Second Mate Feb. 20, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA June 1, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii 12 (days) 136.00 40.00 8.00 128.00
Nelson, John Seaman March 2, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA April 10, 1899 9 (days) 39.00 30.00 12.50 4.25 3.50 18.75
Thomas, William Seaman March 2, 1899 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1899 14 (days) 14.00 30.00 12.50 1.50 Deserted

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.