Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Sept. 13, 1888
Voyage: Alice Archer (d. Brunswick - a. Ship Island)
Citation: MS-22 b229f5

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
Barker, Joe Seaman May 10, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA July 22, 1888 New Orleans, LA - USA 14 (days) 49.33 20.00 15.00 24.00 10.33
Henderson , John Seaman July 26, 1888 Aug. 11, 1888 17 (days) 11.33 20.00 11.33
Margan, Alfred Mate May 9, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA Aug. 22, 1888 Ship Island, MS - USA 15 (days) 140.00 40.00 3.00 47.00 90.00
Niit, Fitz Seaman May 10, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA Aug. 22, 1888 Ship Island, MS - USA 14 (days) 69.33 20.00 10.00 59.63
Sarensen, Peter Seaman May 10, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA June 12, 1888 Colon 4 (days) 22.67 20.00 10.00 24.00 12.67
Shaw, Jack Seaman June 19, 1888 Colon Aug. 22, 1888 Ship Island, MS - USA 5 (days) 43.33 20.00 8.00 35.33
Talp, Mikkel Seaman May 10, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA Aug. 22, 1888 Ship Island, MS - USA 14 (days) 69.33 20.00 10.00 59.33
Wah, Yong Steward May 9, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA Aug. 22, 1888 Ship Island, MS - USA 15 (days) 140.00 40.00 35.00 105.00
Whalen, Carl Second Mate May 10, 1888 Brunswick , GA - USA Aug. 22, 1888 Ship Island, MS - USA 14 (days) 86.66 25.00 10.00 5.00 71.66

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.