Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: July 22, 1892
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. San Francisco - a. New York)
Citation: MS-22 b249f10

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
Allen, J. A. Third Mate March 5, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 16 (days) 113.33 25.00 113.33
Boland, E. Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 35.00 31.00
Botes, Fred Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 5.62 35.00 25.38
Brinkman, John Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 5.98 35.00 25.02
Brown, William Boatswain April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 75.90 23.00 2.87 35.00 38.03
Buck, Carl Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 35.00 31.00
Cunningham, Ed Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 2.70 35.00 28.30
Fitzgerald, M. Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 6.18 35.00 24.82
Gilburn, Martin Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 3.47 35.00 27.53
Griffin, A. E. Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 9.41 35.00 21.59
Harris, John W. Ordinary Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 49.50 15.00 4.83 35.00 9.67
Held, A. Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 4.05 35.00 26.95
Hughes, C. E. Second Mate April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 132.00 40.00 132.00
Leipert, H. W. Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 2.33 35.00 28.67
Miller, H. Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 35.00 31.00
Mosher, A. G. Mate April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 165.00 50.00 50.00 115.00
Motten, John Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 11.65 35.00 19.35
Popp, Eugene Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 13.76 35.00 17.24
Schesser, F. Cook April 15, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 96.00 30.00 2.30 45.00 63.70
Thompson, Th Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 6.41 35.00 24.59
Thornbern, J. Carpenter April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 132.00 40.00 132.00
Vernal, L. J. Steward April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 22, 1892 New York, NY - USA 11 (days) 151.50 45.00 45.00 106.50
Wessel, B. Seaman April 15, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 64.00 20.00 4.62 35.00 24.38
Zezans, Luis Seaman April 12, 1892 San Francisco, CA - USA July 20, 1892 New York, NY - USA 9 (days) 66.00 20.00 12.32 35.00 18.68

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.