Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Aug. 3, 1898
Voyage: Dirigo (d. New York - a. Seattle)
Citation: MS-22 b285f5

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
Brown, John Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 2, 1898 Seattle, WA 21 (days) 120.60 18.00 0.55 40.00 0.93 79.12
Buemeister, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 7.15 40.00 12.75 53.55
Cross, John Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 11.95 40.00 25.42 32.43
Danahar, O. Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 13.75 40.00 22.70 36.35
Eliason, John Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 13.00 9.75 40.00 13.21 49.84
Ellis, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 2, 1898 Seattle, WA 21 (days) 121.20 18.00 13.45 40.00 0.93 66.22
Erchman, P. Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA June 5, 1898 Shanghai, China 24 (days) 86.40 18.00 27.73 40.00 20.30 in debt 1.63
Goodwin, Hallet Boy Jan. 4, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 70.00 10.00 10.25 9.31 50.44
Griffith, Stephen Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 11.35 40.00 13.21 48.24
Haigh, John Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 33.30 40.00 5.31 37.19
Hintz, Theo Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 27.35 40.00 10.54 34.91
Jackson, G. Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 22.50 40.00 13.21 37.09
Jansen, William Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 2.05 4.66 113.89
Lincoln, W. H. Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 9.10 40.00 11.63 60.47
Moss, Joseph Second Mate Jan. 11, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 24 (days) 238.00 35.00 9.10 55.34 103.56
Ruben, William Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 7.65 40.00 12.33 60.04
Schultz, Paul Ordinary Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 93.80 14.00 43.50 40.00 4.38 5.00
Simson, John Ordinary Seaman Jan. 4, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 98.00 14.00 7.00 15.00 31.16 44.84
Smith, Charles Ordinary Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 2, 1898 Port Angeles 21 (days) 93.80 14.00 23.75 40.00 2.80 13.25
Sutt, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Jan. 13, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 22 (days) 121.20 18.00 20.25 40.00 5.11 55.24
Vorthman, W. Carpenter Jan. 4, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 3, 1898 Seattle, WA 245.00 35.00 10.40 54.29 98.64
Williamson, R. Mate Jan. 4, 1898 New York, NY - USA Aug. 1, 1898 Seattle, WA 29 (days) 383.16 55.00 1.10 84.68 187.38

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.