Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 9, 1990
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. San Francisco - a. Sharpness)
Citation: MS-22 b249f9

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, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 15.00 38.75 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Barry, James Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 3.75 51.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Chapman, Richard Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 3.00 51.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Cole, S. Mate Oct. 3, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 7 (days) 324.50 50.00 324.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Declane, W. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 8.75 47.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Dubois, Francis Cook Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 120.50 25.00 41.50 12.25 66.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Erickkson, W. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 13.00 43.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Hedges, Walter Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 7.50 47.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Johnson, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 9.80 42.75 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Johnston, J. S. L. Second Mate Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 145.00 30.00 41.50 10.00 93.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Kelly, Frank P. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 5.00 49.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Mallan, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 13.50 42.75 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Murphy, James Boatswain and able-bodies seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 3.00 51.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Needler, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 3.25 51.25 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Petterson, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 7.00 47.75 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Philip, Frank Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 21.75 323.75 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Rock, Barton Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 13.50 41.25 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Schultz, W. L. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 22.00 32.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Severinson, S. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 14, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 26 (days) 244.25 40.00 14.25 230.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Stevenson, James Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 55.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Sylvester, C. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 10.00 44.50 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Taylor, D. B. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 96.50 20.00 41.50 18.75 36.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Tilley, T. Steward Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 145.00 30.00 41.50 103.00 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound
Williams, Jessie Boy Nov. 21, 1889 San Francisco, CA - USA April 9, 1890 Sharpness, England 19 (days) 24.00 5.00 15.50 8.25 converted from English pounds at $5 per pound

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.