Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 10, 1900
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. New York - a. Hong Kong)
Citation: MS-22 b249f12

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
Aguaros, Mateo Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 4.40 18.00 67.00 May have been paid in Mexican
Bell, John Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 34.13 18.00 37.27 May have been paid in Mexican
Cedarholen, C. Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 24.61 18.00 46.79
Fisher, R. Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 29.35 18.00 41.80
Goban, Tom Seaman May 10, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 28 (days) 88.80 18.00 16.85 18.00 53.70 May have been paid in Mexican
Goodman, C. Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 27.13 18.00 43.94 May have been paid in Mexican
Hanson, L. Carpenter May 8, 1900 New York, NY - USA Dec. 13, 1900 Hong Kong, China 5 (days) 286.67 40.00 40.00 246.67 May have been paid in Mexican
Harris, James Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 24.80 18.00 46.60 May have been paid in Mexican
Italin, Prodrucio Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 21.45 18.00 49.95 May have been paid in Mexican
Jack, David Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 7.05 18.00 64.35 May have been paid in Mexican
Lema, Manuel Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 14.18 18.00 114.24
Nolasko, F. Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 18.00 71.40 May have been paid in Mexican
O'Brien, H. Seaman May 8, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 125.00 25.00 3.28 121.72 May have been paid in Mexican
Whitest, William Seaman May 9, 1900 New York, NY - USA Oct. 8, 1900 Hong Kong, China 29 (days) 89.40 18.00 37.38 18.00 33.77

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.