Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: June 30, 1900
Voyage: Merom ( )
Citation: MS-90 b142 f14

Notes

departure and arrival dates and ports not provided; document date based on latest date of discharge

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
Burk, Pat Seaman June 1, 1900 June 12, 1900 12 (days) 10.00 25.00
Edwards, Charles Master May 4, 1900 June 12, 1900 9 (days) 32.50 25.00
Hadlanc (sp?), Ingvald Seaman May 26, 1900 June 12, 1900 18 (days) 9.00 15.00
Hardy, Wm. Mate May 1, 1900 June 14, 1900 16 (days) 69.00 45.00
Hartzog, Virgil Second Mate May 4, 1900 May 24, 1900 24 (days) 24.00 30.00
Huffy (Haffy?), Karl Olaf Seaman May 26, 1900 June 12, 1900 18 (days) 9.00 15.00
Merry, Norman Master May 1, 1900 June 30, 1900 0 (days) 80.00 40.00
Pinkham, E M Engineer May 1, 1900 June 21, 1900 27 (days) 66.45 45.00
Stenboss, Alfred Seaman May 4, 1900 May 24, 1900 24 (days) 20.00 25.00
Wallenius, W. Master May 4, 1900 June 12, 1900 9 (days) 32.50 25.00
Young, James C Cook May 1, 1900 June 15, 1900 15 (days) 67.50 45.00

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.