Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 1, 1892
Voyage: Alice Archer (d. New London - a. Bath)
Citation: MS-22 b229f7

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
Baker, James Seaman Aug. 4, 1892 New London, CT - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 57 (days) 43.70 23.00 1.00 0.40 42.30
Dwyer, Ed Cook July 17, 1892 New London, CT - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 74 (days) 98.66 40.00 0.40 98.26 See also disbursement list in same folder
Erants, John B. Second Mate Sept. 4, 1892 Satilla River , GA - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 27 (days) 27.00 30.00 10.00 17.00
Francis, Samuel Seaman Aug. 4, 1892 New London, CT - USA Aug. 24, 1892 Satilla River , GA - USA 19 (days) 14.56 23.00 1.00 13.56
Lundy, P. M. Second Mate Aug. 4, 1892 New London, CT - USA 0 (days) 3.00 Deserted
Moon, Jacob Seaman Aug. 4, 1892 New London, CT - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 57 (days) 43.70 23.00 1.00 0.75 41.95
Victor, Charles Seaman Aug. 4, 1892 New London, CT - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 57 (days) 43.70 23.00 1.00 2.00 40.70
West, Robert Seaman Aug. 4, 1892 New London, CT - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 57 (days) 43.70 23.00 2.30 41.40
Winchell, W. A. Mate July 17, 1892 New London, CT - USA Oct. 1, 1892 Bath, ME - USA 74 (days) 98.66 40.00 5.00 1.65 92.01

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.