Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 1, 1901
Voyage: Dirigo (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b285f8

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
Amany, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 17, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 110.00 20.00 43.64 20.00 46.36 probably paid off in British pounds
Bell, E. S. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 6, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 105.60 18.00 2.69 102.91 probably paid off in British pounds
Bergstrom, G. Carpenter Oct. 16, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 221.33 40.00 19.20 40.00 162.13 probably paid off in British pounds
Berwenigort, A. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 16, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 110.66 20.00 34.05 20.00 56.61 probably paid off in British pounds
Bord, G. H. D. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 17, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 110.00 20.00 14.30 20.00 75.70 probably paid off in British pounds
Borse, Jno. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 82.00 15.00 24.76 15.00 42.24 probably paid off in British pounds
Chapel, Joseph Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 16, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 110.66 20.00 18.19 20.00 72.47 probably paid off in British pounds
Clark, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 17, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 110.00 20.00 14.75 20.00 75.25 probably paid off in British pounds
Dean, W. C. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 20.00 42.64 20.00 42.64 probably paid off in British pounds
Douglas, Jno. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 20.00 18.70 20.00 70.63 probably paid off in British pounds
Freer, Fd Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 20.00 33.43 20.00 55.90 probably paid off in British pounds
Galt, Jno Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 16, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 110.66 20.00 15.95 20.00 74.71 probably paid off in British pounds
Goodwin, F. H. Second Mate Oct. 6, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 234.66 40.00 4.20 230.46 probably paid off in British pounds
Greiner, C. R. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 20.00 25.49 20.00 63.84 probably paid off in British pounds
Griffin, Jno. J. Boy Oct. 17, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 82.50 15.00 21.30 61.20 probably paid off in British pounds
Hellmers, H. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 20.00 32.24 20.00 27.09 probably paid off in British pounds
Horne, F. H. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 17, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 110.00 20.00 21.25 20.00 68.75 probably paid off in British pounds
Kee, Wor Steward Oct. 6, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 265.50 45.00 3.50 262.00 probably paid off in British pounds
Landers, Thomas Boatswain Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 120.22 22.00 8.88 20.00 91.34 probably paid off in British pounds
McCann, Thomas Ordinary Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 82.00 15.00 8.85 15.00 58.15 probably paid off in British pounds
McCarthy, F. S. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 17, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 110.00 20.00 26.20 20.00 63.80 probably paid off in British pounds
Morrison, A. J. First Mate Oct. 6, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 322.66 55.00 7.10 55.00 260.56 probably paid off in British pounds
Patterson, Charles Boatswain Oct. 16, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 124.50 22.50 43.09 22.50 58.91 probably paid off in British pounds
Shay, J. Cook Oct. 6, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 176.00 30.00 176.00
Shepard, H. S. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 15, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 17 (days) 111.33 20.00 12.85 98.48 probably paid off in British pounds
Smytt, B. P. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 16, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 16 (days) 110.66 20.00 19.53 20.00 71.13 probably paid off in British pounds
Spencer, T. F. Ordinary Seaman Oct. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 18 (days) 84.00 15.00 41.31 42.69 probably paid off in British pounds
Sucht, E. W. Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 20.00 5.35 20.00 98.17 probably paid off in British pounds
Took, Ah Cabin Boy Oct. 6, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 76.27 13.00 4.50 71.77 probably paid off in British pounds
Welch, Fd Able-Bodied Seaman Oct. 18, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA April 1, 1901 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 109.33 30.00 10.70 20.00 78.63 probably paid off in British pounds

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.