Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: June 5, 1902
Voyage: Aryan (d. San Francisco - a. Southampton)
Citation: MS-90 b55f7

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
Blake, G. A. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1892 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 18.56 70.60
Brown, James Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 34.35 54.81 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Ford, John Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 18.59 70.57 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Freeman, Peter Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 114.16 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Gimme, F. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 6.29 82.87 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Gittins, A. P. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 27.87 61.29 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Harris, George N. Dec. 21, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 20 (days) 186.67 40.00 40.00 3.31 143.36 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Harvey, Ernest Dec. 26, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 15 (days) 67.50 15.00 1.50 66.00
Hensel, Otto Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 8.21 80.95 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Johnson, James Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 18.66 70.50
Lasen, John Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 18.76 70.40 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Macky, J. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 2.69 86.47
Mattesen, Benjamin Dec. 26, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 15 (days) 67.50 15.00 2.58 64.92 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
McCullum, Andrew Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 68.50 15.00 25.00 10.53 32.97 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Nicholas, D. Mate Nov. 1, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA June 5, 1902 Southampton, England 5 (days) 430.00 60.00 25.00 405.00 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Reynolds, C. E. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 14.21 74.95 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Treadwell, Charles Dec. 15, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 26 (days) 73.00 15.00 15.00 3.90 54.10 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Webber, J. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 17.85 71.31 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars per pound
Wechsung, F. Dec. 24, 1901 San Francisco, CA - USA May 10, 1902 Southampton, England 17 (days) 114.16 25.00 25.00 11.87 77.29 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 US dollars 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.