Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Dec. 31, 1901
Voyage: Merom ( )
Citation: MS-90 b142 f14

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
Andersen, A. Seaman Sept. 23, 1901 Sept. 28, 1901 5 (days) 5.00 30.00 5.00
Britt (sp?), Dennis Cook Sept. 16, 1901 Dec. 26, 1901 11 (days) 134.67 40.00 131.90 Cash advanced during voyage in the amount of $2.77.
Colbert, Wm. H. Engineer Sept. 20, 1901 Dec. 27, 1901 8 (days) 113.86 35.00 100.31 Cash advanced during voyage in the amount of $13.55.
Hermanson, Elias Seaman Oct. 4, 1901 Dec. 26, 1901 23 (days) 83.00 30.00 68.28 Cash advance during voyage in the amount of $14.27.
Holmes, John E. Mate Sept. 15, 1901 Dec. 5, 1901 21 (days) 121.50 45.00 117.75 Cash advance during voyage in the amount of $3.75.
James, A. L. Seaman Oct. 4, 1901 Dec. 26, 1901 23 (days) 83.00 30.00 66.91 Cash advance during voyage in the amount of $16.09.
Knudsen, Oskar Seaman Sept. 23, 1901 Sept. 28, 1901 5 (days) 5.00 30.00 5.00 left ship before the end of the voyage.
Lack, Hermann Seaman Sept. 24, 1901 Dec. 26, 1901 3 (days) 108.50 35.00 88.79 Cash in the amount of $19.71 was advanced during the voyage.
Sorensen, A. O. Master Sept. 17, 1901 Dec. 31, 1901 15 (days) 140.00 40.00 140.00
Swett, Fred H. Mate Dec. 8, 1901 Dec. 31, 1901 24 (days) 36.00 36.00
Thiel, Paul Seaman Sept. 23, 1901 Oct. 5, 1901 12 (days) 12.00 30.00 Paid by Capt. A. O. Sorensen by check in amount of $12.00, in Philadelphia on October 5, 1901; check attached to portage bill
Walen, William Seaman Oct. 4, 1901 Dec. 26, 1901 23 (days) 83.00 30.00 74.66 Cash advanced during voyage inthe amount of $8.34.

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.