Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 23, 1895
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. San Francisco - a. Avonmouth )
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. Mate Nov. 1, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 23, 1895 Avonmouth 23 (days) 238.33 50.00 238.33 paid in English pounds
Bridges, William Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 50.00 11.30 36.70
Charters, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 4.75 43.25 paid in English pounds
Day, George Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 14.50 33.50 paid in English pounds
Douglas, G. B. Ordinary Seaman Nov. 1, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 16 (days) 68.00 15.00 6.00 62.00 paid in English pounds
Fairchild, George Steward Nov. 1, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 16 (days) 181.33 40.00 40.00 141.33 paid in English pounds
Ferguson, John Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 9.60 38.40 paid in English pounds
Flubert, W. E. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 3.00 45.00 paid in English pounds
French, Martin O. Ordinary Seaman Nov. 1, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 18, 1895 Avonmouth 18 (days) 69.00 15.00 15.00 12.10 41.90 paid in English pounds
Johansen, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 21.05 26.95 paid in English pounds
Jonson, G. Cook Nov. 1, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 18, 1895 Avonmouth 18 (days) 138.00 30.00 40.00 98.00
Lee, William Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 7.10 40.90 paid in English pounds
Levy, Alex Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 27.20 40.80 paid in English pounds
Lusse, Dick Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 6, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 11 (days) 87.33 20.00 40.00 10.25 37.08 paid in English pounds
Mallory, William Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 48.00 paid in English pounds
Olsen, Ole Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 4.25 43.75 paid in English pounds
Provost, C. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 6.20 41.80 paid in English pounds
Shaw, James Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 7.70 40.30 paid in English pounds
Shepherd, John Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 9.60 38.40 paid in English pounds
Thorbern, John Carpenter Sept. 29, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 18, 1895 Avonmouth 18 (days) 224.00 40.00 224.00
Turner, Thomas Second Mate Nov. 1, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 16 (days) 181.33 40.00 40.00 7.05 134.28 paid in English pounds
Welch, F. C. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 3.70 44.30 paid in English pounds
Wills, John Boatswain Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 110.00 25.00 40.00 70.00 paid in English pounds
Wilson, James Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 5, 1894 San Francisco, CA - USA March 16, 1895 Avonmouth 12 (days) 88.00 20.00 40.00 29.50 18.50 paid in English pounds

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.