Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Jan. 7, 1893
Voyage: Douglas Dearborn (d. Portland - a. Philadelphia)
Citation: MS-22 b289f6

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
Best, William Second Mate Nov. 4, 1892 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 26, 1892 Philadelphia, PA - USA 25 (days) 55.00 30.00 5.00 27.00 23.00
Ganst, John Seaman Nov. 21, 1892 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 18, 1892 Philadelphia, PA - USA 28 (days) 23.33 25.00 5.00 18.33
Golder, Judson First Mate Sept. 29, 1892 Jan. 3, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 6 (days) 144.00 45.00 105.00 39.00
Milvenna, John Seaman Nov. 21, 1892 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 18, 1892 Philadelphia, PA - USA 28 (days) 23.33 25.00 5.00 18.33
Ross, George Cook Nov. 17, 1892 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 25, 1892 Philadelphia, PA - USA 9 (days) 52.00 40.00 5.00 47.00
Southward, J. E. Seaman Nov. 21, 1892 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 18, 1892 Philadelphia, PA - USA 28 (days) 23.33 25.00 5.00 2.00 16.33
Taylor, Fred Engineer Nov. 14, 1892 Portland, ME - USA Dec. 18, 1892 Philadelphia, PA - USA 5 (days) 40.83 35.00 40.83
Watson, Lewis Seaman Dec. 10, 1892 Jan. 18, 1893 Bath, ME - USA 25.00 32.50

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.