Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Feb. 13, 1893
Voyage: Douglas Dearborn (d. Bath - 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
Dittemer, Charles First Mate Jan. 7, 1893 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 20, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 15 (days) 60.00 40.00 12.00 48.00
Duncan, Samuel Seaman Jan. 7, 1893 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 13, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 31.67 25.00 5.00 26.67
Grouse, John Seaman Jan. 7, 1893 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 20, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 31.67 25.00 5.00 26.67
Linden, Charles Seaman Jan. 7, 1893 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 13, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 31.67 25.00 31.67
Morton, A. P. Second Mate Jan. 26, 1893 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 6, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 12 (days) 12.00 30.00 5.00 7.00
Mott, Frank Engineer Dec. 14, 1892 Feb. 13, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 2 (days) 77.33 35.00 77.33
Olsen, John Seaman Jan. 26, 1893 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 13, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 19 (days) 15.83 25.00 5.00 10.83
Ross, George Cook Dec. 25, 1892 Bath, ME - USA Feb. 6, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 13 (days) 57.33 40.00 57.33

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.