Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Oct. 29, 1895
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. Swansea - a. San Francisco)
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
Ace, W. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 33.25 24.30 8.46 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Alick, J. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 22.95 24.30 18.76 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Bell, G. Mate April 16, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 316.67 50.00 16.00 145.80 154.87
Beynan, H. Boatswain May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 95.07 18.00 22.35 34.99 37.73 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Brown, C. Carpenter March 30, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 200.23 30.00 20.45 93.56 86.22
Dent, J. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 36.25 24.30 5.46 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Doyle, R. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 24.00 24.30 17.71 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Enftage, F. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 29.70 24.30 12.01 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Falconer, D. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 29.75 24.30 11.96 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Farchelder, G. Steward March 27, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 29 (days) 278.67 40.00 9.95 109.35 159.37
Johnsen, G. Cook May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 118.82 22.50 14.00 38.88 10.94 55.00
Jones, T. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 17.05 24.30 24.66 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Konradsen, H. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 16.65 24.30 25.06 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Lewis, R. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 19.90 24.30 21.81 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Lindmark, J. Sailmaker May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 105.62 20.00 16.40 29.16 60.06 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
McMahon, J. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 2.55 12.15 51.31 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Mollison, J. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 4.95 24.30 36.76 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Molstad, A. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 26.60 24.30 15.11 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Mouls, C. Ordinary Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 52.81 10.00 28.20 7.29 17.32 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Piccardo, F. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 6.00 24.30 35.71 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Polhoughome, J. Ordinary Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 52.81 10.00 24.95 19.44 8.42 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Smith, P. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 11.35 24.30 30.36 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Smith, C. Able-Bodied Seaman May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 66.01 12.50 20.30 24.30 21.41 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $5 per pound
Turner, T. Second Mate March 25, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 281.33 40.00 12.50 46.17 222.66
Watchman, A. Boy May 13, 1895 Swansea, England Oct. 25, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 52.81 10.00 28.45 7.29 17.07 wages per month converted from English pounds @ $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.