Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: April 4, 1900
Voyage: Carrie A. Lane (d. Bath - a. Savannah)
Citation: MS-22 b261f3

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
Charleson, Alfred Seaman March 26, 1900 Bath, ME - USA April 4, 1900 Savannah, GA - USA 10 (days) 8.33 10.00 1.25 7.08 Captain states that this man was not in condition to go on and therefore paid off in Savannah
Dahmake, Charles Second Mate Feb. 15, 1900 Bath, ME - USA 6 (days) 30.00 6.15 Still on board at Savannah
Davis, M. C. Seaman Feb. 14, 1900 Bath, ME - USA April 4, 1900 Savannah, GA - USA 20 (days) 41.67 25.00 10.40 31.27 Captain states that this man was not in condition to go on and therefore paid off in Savannah
Davis, M. A. Seaman Feb. 14, 1900 Bath, ME - USA Savannah, GA - USA 25.00 10.40
Dinsmore, Sewell Seaman Feb. 14, 1900 Bath, ME - USA 25.00 16.40 Still on board at Savannah
Potter, Fred Seaman Feb. 14, 1900 Bath, ME - USA March 22, 1900 Savannah, GA - USA 6 (days) 30.00 25.00 15.40 14.60 Got hurt, discharged in Savannah
Race, James First Mate Feb. 14, 1900 Bath, ME - USA 45.00 10.15 Still on board at Savannah
Taylor, H. M. Cook Feb. 14, 1900 Bath, ME - USA 6 (days) 45.00 15.10 Still on board at Savannah

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.