Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 29, 1900
Voyage: Dirigo (d. New York - a. Hong Kong)
Citation: MS-22 b285f7

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
Bell, Edwin G. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 70.00 14.00 14.00 13.13 42.87 Probably paid off in Mexican
Bixby, H. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 13.45 58.55
Christensen, P. Oct. 16, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 9 (days) 185.50 35.00 70.00 21.05 94.45 Probably paid off in Mexican
Christenson, Nils Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA Sept. 1, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 15.89 56.11 Probably paid off in Mexican
Erickson, Nils Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 19.53 52.47 Probably paid off in Mexican
Fat, Ah Oct. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 26, 1900 Hong Kong, China 9 (days) 185.50 35.00 185.50 Probably paid off in Mexican
Hansen, Kundt Oct. 27, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 28 (days) 88.80 18.00 18.00 42.07 28.73 Probably paid off in Mexican
Hollywood, Owen Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 110.00 22.00 44.00 35.88 30.12 Probably paid off in Mexican
Jakobsen, Carl Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 29.46 42.54 Probably paid off in Mexican
Johnson, Marius Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA Sept. 1, 1900 Hong Kong, China 110.00 22.00 44.00 37.10 28.90 Probably paid off in Mexican
Jonhson, C. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 15.28 56.72 Probably paid off in Mexican
Kent, A. F. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 1.10 70.90 Probably paid off in Mexican
Manning, J. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 9.60 62.40
Maybell, Tulip Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 36.58 35.42 Probably paid off in Mexican
Miller, Eugene Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 11.10 60.90 Probably paid off in Mexican
Moran, Richard Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 23.09 48.91 Probably paid off in Mexican
Neilson, John Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 34.66 37.34 Probably paid off in Mexican
Olsen, Alfred Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 26.66 45.34 Probably paid off in Mexican
Olsen, Carl Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 30.79 41.21 Probably paid off in Mexican
Olsen, Gust. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 40.59 3141.00 Probably paid off in Mexican
Palmer, L. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 15.46 56.54
Silva, Jose Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 20.08 51.92 Probably paid off in Mexican
Thompson, Camella Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 25.87 46.13 Probably paid off in Mexican
Troye, H. Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 128.00 19.98 52.02 Probably paid off in Mexican
Yates, John Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 24, 1900 Hong Kong, China 90.00 18.00 18.00 10.78 61.22 Probably paid off in Mexican

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.