Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: April 19, 1887
Voyage: Cheseborough (d. Cardiff - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b274f41

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
Bailey, J. G. Second Mate Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 142.88 30.00 29.16 21.00 92.72 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Bengtsen, Otto Steward Nov. 10, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 141.91 30.00 29.16 25.25 7.50 80.00 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Bugue, Julius Boatswain Oct. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 86.02 15.00 29.16 23.25 1.00 32.61 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Cole, James Cook Nov. 10, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 4 (days) 124.74 25.00 36.45 10.50 25.00 52.79 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Curley, William Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 13.00 16.97 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Deering, Thomas Sail Maker and Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 65.12 15.00 29.16 8.30 27.66 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Demster, S. J. Boy Oct. 10, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 28.51 5.00 5.25 23.26 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Fanske, Carle Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 13.00 1.00 15.97 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Garnier, Frances Seaman Oct. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 68.44 12.50 24.30 19.60 1.00 23.54 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Green, Walter Carpenter Oct. 10, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 171.07 30.00 58.32 5.50 107.25 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Gunton, W. G. Ordinary Seaman Nov. 5, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 36.69 7.50 8.50 28.19 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Hansen, C. Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 20.50 1.00 8.47
Hansen, Hans E. Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 7.60 22.37 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Jones, Joseph Seaman Oct. 29, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 58.32 12.50 24.30 9.50 17.41 7.11 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Jones, William Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 21.05 8.92 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Lange, William Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 8.55 21.42 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Monn, J. H. Mate Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales April 5, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 245.00 50.00 72.90 11.00 161.10
Pedersen, Ole Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 7.75 22.22
Petterson, William Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 20.50 8.47 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound
Pushrin, Gustav Seaman Oct. 29, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 58.32 12.50 12.15 46.17
Vanwart, Dell Seaman Nov. 9, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 22, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 21.85 8.12 Monthly wages converted from English pounds @$5 per pound

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.