Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 9, 1897
Voyage: Dirigo (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b285f4

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
Baxter, O. L. Mate June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 116.00 30.00 3.45 40.00 72.55 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Carlson, August Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 0.75 40.00 36.59 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Carsamo, Gabriel Able-Bodied Seaman June 15, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 25 (days) 76.67 20.00 10.35 40.00 26.32 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Clark, Henry Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 6.10 40.00 31.24 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Corry, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 87.00 22.50 9.15 40.00 37.85 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Danks, Ed Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 7.50 40.00 29.84 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Flower, William Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 3.50 40.00 33.84 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Gibson, Sidney Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 0.45 40.00 36.80 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Green, Paul Able-Bodied Seaman June 15, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 25 (days) 76.67 20.00 9.60 40.00 27.07 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Gundersen, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 40.00 37.34 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Hee, How Cook June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 135.34 35.00 1.20 40.00 94.14 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Henricksen, J. Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 1.90 40.00 35.44 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Jaenichen, Charles Mate June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 193.34 50.00 2.80 40.00 150.54 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Julien, Lucas Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 7.45 40.00 29.89 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Kee, Wah Steward June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 154.66 40.00 3.85 80.00 70.81 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Kuhne, M. Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 11.75 40.00 25.59 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Lane, C. Carpenter June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 154.66 40.00 2.10 20.00 132.56 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Linley, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 2.00 40.00 35.34 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Mare, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 11.70 40.00 25.64 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Martin, L. Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 6.90 40.00 30.44 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
McLeod, Malcolm Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 5.25 40.00 32.09 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
McNeill, William Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 40.00 37.34 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
McVicar, James Boatswain June 15, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 25 (days) 115.00 30.00 7.15 40.00 67.85 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Nielsen, Wilhelm Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 3.55 40.00 33.79 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Sarginson, William Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 1.55 40.00 35.79 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Scott, Michael Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 77.34 20.00 8.45 40.00 28.89 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Simpson, Jno. Ordinary Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 54.14 14.00 8.65 45.49 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Smith, James Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 74.34 20.00 9.85 40.00 27.49 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 per pound)
Sweetman, R. Ordinary Seaman June 24, 1897 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 9, 1897 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 54.14 14.00 15.84 38.30 Probably paid off in pounds (4.86 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.