Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: July 12, 1887
Voyage: Cheseborough (d. San Francisco - 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
Anderson, Andrew Seaman April 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 92.17 35.00 1.00 91.17
Clark, Patrick Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 4.40 88.93
Curran, Martin Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 1.00 92.33
Damster, J. Boy April 6, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 32.00 10.00 3.05 28.95
Dempster, Charles Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 3.25 6.10 83.98
Eliason, A. A. Boy April 18, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 28.00 10.00 1.00 1.00 26.00
Franks, H. Steward April 18, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 112.00 40.00 5.30 106.70
Gunton, W. G. Ordinary Seaman April 6, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 18, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 3 (days) 41.50 15.00 3.50 10.55 32.45
Jones, Walter Carpenter April 6, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 128.00 40.00 128.00
Lie, Bertinias Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 0.50 4.50 88.33
Ohara, Peter Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 6.50 86.83
Rasmussen, Jens Peter Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 4.75 6.20 82.38
Thorkelsen, Magnus Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 1.50 4.50 87.33
Tzoski, J. Seaman April 19, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 93.33 35.00 0.75 1.00 91.58
Watanabe, S. Cook April 18, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA July 11, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 98.00 35.00 1.95 96.05

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.