Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 4, 1887
Voyage: St Thomas (d. Kennebec River Aug. 31, 1887 - a. Boston Sept. 29, 1887)
Citation: MS-90 b159f31

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
Carroll, John Seaman Aug. 31, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Sept. 11, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 9.16 25.00 5.00 4.16
Foley, Thomas Seaman Sept. 29, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA Oct. 1, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 7 (days) 4.67 20.00 4.67
Gahan, A B Mate Aug. 26, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Oct. 4, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 10 (days) 53.33 40.00 2.25 51.08
Hof, A Seaman Sept. 29, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA Oct. 1, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 7 (days) 4.67 20.00 4.67
Holebilk, E Seaman Sept. 23, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA Oct. 1, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 7 (days) 4.67 20.00 4.67
Kelly, Drummond Seaman Aug. 26, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Sept. 11, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 17 (days) 14.16 5.00 9.16
Kelly, Drummond Seaman Sept. 12, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA Oct. 4, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 23 (days) 15.33 20.00 15.33
Riley, Michile Seaman Aug. 31, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Sept. 11, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 9.16 25.00 5.00 4.16
Segubey, Thomas Second Mate Aug. 28, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Oct. 4, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 7 (days) 37.00 30.00 0.33 5.00 31.70 $5.00 paid at Philadelphia
Sulliven, James Seaman Sept. 11, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Oct. 4, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 24 (days) 16.00 20.00 16.00
Sullivon, James Seaman Aug. 31, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Sept. 11, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 9.16 25.00 5.00 0.16 4.00
Whalon, John Seaman Aug. 31, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Sept. 11, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 9.16 25.00 5.00 4.16
Whalon, John Seaman Aug. 31, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Sept. 11, 1887 Philadelphia, PA - USA 11 (days) 9.16 25.00 5.00 4.16
Whitehead, John Steward Aug. 27, 1887 Kennebec River, ME Oct. 4, 1887 Boston, MA - USA 9 (days) 48.75 37.50 0.30 30.00 18.45 s paid at Philadelphia

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.