Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 12, 1889
Voyage: St Thomas (d. Portland Sept. 17, 1888 - a. New Orleans Mar. 5, 1889)
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
Anderson, John Seaman Dec. 21, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 12 (days) 40.80 17.00 25.00 0.25 15.55
Anderson, John Seaman Dec. 20, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 12 (days) 40.80 17.00 25.00 0.25 15.55
Anderson, Andrew Seaman Sept. 20, 1888 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 20, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina 20 (days) 42.67 16.00 15.00 12.05 11.60 4.02
Bogen, James A Boy Sept. 25, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 8 (days) 47.67 9.00 10.10 6.96 30.61
Knudson, A J Seaman Sept. 27, 1888 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 10, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 (days) 38.93 16.00 20.00 4.60 7.60 6.79
Kundran, O J Seaman Sept. 27, 1888 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 10, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 (days) 38.93 16.00 20.00 4.60 7.60 6.79
McGuines, Willan Seaman Sept. 25, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 8 (days) 84.27 16.00 12.40 10.71 61.16
Olsen, Albret Seaman Dec. 20, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina March 5, 1889 Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 (days) 41.36 17.00 5.95 35.41
Olsen, Albert Seaman Dec. 20, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 13 (days) 41.36 17.00 5.95 35.41
Roberts, C D Mate Sept. 17, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 16 (days) 221.33 40.00 10.00 9.86 10.00 191.67
Scenscer, Peter Seaman Sept. 27, 1888 New Orleans, LA - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 6 (days) 83.20 16.00 20.00 7.55 9.40 46.25
Segeberg, R F Second Mate Sept. 21, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 12 (days) 135.00 25.00 8.68 5.00 121.32
Seinsee, Peter Seaman June 27, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 6 (days) 83.20 16.00 20.00 7.55 9.40 46.25
Sinams, Fredrech Seaman Sept. 27, 1888 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 10, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 (days) 38.93 16.00 20.00 5.85 7.20 5.88
Sinams, Fredrich Seaman Sept. 27, 1888 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 10, 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina 19 (days) 38.93 16.00 20.00 5.85 7.20 5.88
Whitehead, John Steward Aug. 24, 1888 Portland, ME - USA March 5, 1889 New Orleans, LA - USA 9 (days) 220.50 35.00 35.00 13.93 23.00 148.57

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.