Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: May 14, 1906
Voyage: Benjamin F. Packard (d. Port Townsend - a. New York)
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
Bjorsett, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 18, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 14.45 20.00 61.55
Bryant, Louis Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 15, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA April 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 21.45 20.00 56.55
Denis, Joe Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 15, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 4.35 20.00 73.65
Dixney, James Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 18, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 24 (days) 96.00 20.00 37.85 20.00 38.15
Fortune, N. J. Cook Dec. 18, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 24 (days) 240.00 50.00 6.25 25.00 208.75
Fox, John Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 16, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 97.33 20.00 20.00 77.33
Guernsey, A. S. Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 20, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 22 (days) 94.67 20.00 25.33 20.00 49.34
Guke, John Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 16, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 97.33 20.00 9.50 9.00 78.83
Harkey, William Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 15, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 5.25 16.80 75.95
Hoffmann, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 15, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 9.80 20.00 68.20
Lyons, Joseph Mate Dec. 17, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 25 (days) 290.00 60.00 5.65 284.35
McGellon, F. Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 15, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 122.50 25.00 7.95 20.00 94.55
Miller, George Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 16, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 97.33 20.00 3.00 20.00 74.33
O'Keefe, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 15, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 3.75 20.00 74.25
Taylor, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Dec. 16, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 97.33 20.00 2.50 20.00 74.83
Wallace, George Ordinary Seaman Dec. 16, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 11, 1906 New York, NY - USA 26 (days) 84.58 17.50 27.45 17.50 39.64
Watson, H. G. Boy Dec. 13, 1905 Port Townsend, WA - USA May 9, 1906 New York, NY - USA 27 (days) 98.00 20.00 20.95 63.55

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.