Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 19, 1898
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. Tacoma - a. Hong Kong)
Citation: MS-22 b249f11

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
Coleman, F. May 26, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 24 (days) 120.00 25.00 40.00 44.75 6.06 29.19 May have been paid in Mexican
Falk, B. Seaman May 25, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 25 (days) 120.83 25.00 2.35 109.63 May have been paid in Mexican
Flynn, P. Seaman May 24, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 26 (days) 121.66 25.00 30.00 4.46 87.20 May have been paid in Mexican
Jackman, J. R. Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 29.97 5.24 27.19 May have been paid in Mexican
Jackman, Ed Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1989 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 31.00 1.25 50.15 May have been paid in Mexican
Martin, W. Seaman May 25, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 9, 1898 Hong Kong, China 25 (days) 120.83 25.00 40.00 46.90 4.52 29.15 May have been paid in Mexican
May, Henry Seaman April 12, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 7 (days) 112.20 18.00 20.96 3.50 87.74 May have been paid in Mexican
McDonagh, E. Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 35.00 8.75 38.83 May have been paid in Mexican
Miller, J. Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 2.72 54.58 May have been paid in Mexican
Patrick, A. Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 27.00 1.02 54.38 May have been paid in Mexican
Riley, W. Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 29.85 5.54 47.01 May have been paid in Mexican
Smith, H. A. Seaman May 23, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 27 (days) 122.40 25.00 40.00 48.95 6.64 26.81 May have been paid in Mexican
Sullivan, M. Seaman May 25, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 25 (days) 145.00 30.00 30.00 18.00 97.00 May have been paid in Mexican
Turner, Thomas Second Mate April 11, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA March 11, 1899 New York, NY - USA 32 (days) 434.01 40.00 7.10 30.00 68.41 328.50 For the first 1 month 22 days, he was paid 35.00 per month
Wechrich, E. Seaman May 25, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 25 (days) 120.83 25.00 25.00 22.30 6.17 67.36 May have been paid in Mexican
Wernet, J. May 26, 1898 Tacoma, WA - USA Oct. 19, 1898 Hong Kong, China 24 (days) 120.00 25.00 40.00 23.75 1.50 54.75 May have been paid in Mexican

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.