Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Feb. 21, 1905
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. Baltimore - a. Montevideo)
Citation: MS-22 b250f1

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
Baker, A. C. Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 64.80 18.00 18.00 13.00 27.80
Bergen, Frank Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 64.80 18.00 18.00 29.15 11.65
Bruche, B. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 9.65 34.15
Castle, J. H. Cook and Steward Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 108.00 30.00 25.00 7.00 76.00 May have paid in Uruguayan
Castle, Mrs. J. H. M. Stewardess Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 72.67 20.00 20.00 52.67 May have paid in Uruguayan
Darwin, John Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 17 (days) 64.20 18.00 18.00 22.10 18.10 May have paid in Uruguayan
Fagerstrom, John Carpenter Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 178.65 40.00 54.90
Fossberg, Thomas Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 47.58 May have been paid in Uruguayan
French, J. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 12.00 31.80
Frigate, H. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 6.10 37.70 May have been paid in Uruguayan
Heim, John Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 16 (days) 63.60 18.00 18.00 16.60 24.80 May have paid in Uruguayan
Keutschner, John Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 64.80 18.00 18.00 32.00 8.80 May have paid in Uruguayan
Knox, James Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 15 (days) 63.00 18.00 18.00 20.50 20.30 May have paid in Uruguayan
Lennquist, G. H. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 10.60 38.60 May have been paid in Uruguayan
Molinder, A. F. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 7.55 36.25 May have been paid in Uruguayan
Ofeti, J. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 5.00 38.80
Pedersen, John Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 8.80 35.00 May have been paid in Uruguayan
Sheehan, H. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 33.35 10.45 May have been paid in Uruguayan
Stoneman, G. B. Second Mate Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 126.00 35.00 70.00 36.15 19.85 May have paid in Uruguayan
Thompson , Alex Seaman Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 15 (days) 63.00 18.00 18.00 1.30 39.50 May have paid in Uruguayan
Tillman, William H. Baltimore, MD - USA Montevideo, Uruguay 18 (days) 54.00 15.00
Williamson, Fr First Mate Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 224.00 60.00 60.00 7.25 156.75 May have been paid in Uruguayan
Yeng, A. Seaman Oct. 30, 1904 Baltimore, MD - USA Feb. 21, 1905 Montevideo, Uruguay 22 (days) 67.20 18.00 18.00 7.55 30.95

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.