Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Aug. 17, 1900
Voyage: Edward Sewall (d. Montevideo - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b295f14

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
Barrasch, H. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 21.35 19.44 9.76 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Brooks, A. Second Mate April 30, 1900 Montego Bay, Jamaica Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 16 (days) 123.65 35.00 12.85 35.00 75.80
Christiansen, J. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 16.85 14.58 19.12 Monthly wages converted from British pounds at 5.00 per pound
Conklin, C. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 23.75 19.44 7.36 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Conley, F. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 18.45 19.44 12.66 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Cummings, H. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 20.70 19.44 10.41 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Fransen, N. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 19.00 19.44 12.11 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Freese, F. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 26.80 6.08 17.67
George, A. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 13.15 14.58 22.82
Heath, James Ordinary Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 42.75 13.75 13.65 14.58 14.52 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Humphreys, S. Ordinary Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 42.75 13.75 10.65 14.58 17.52 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Laughlin, T. P. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 19.20 19.44 11.91 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Leigvest, O. K. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 20.20 19.44 10.91 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Mason, J. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 19.10 19.44 12.01 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Nickelsen, A. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 8.90 14.58 27.07 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Raisen, N. G. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 7.00 43.55 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Robinson, C. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 18.25 19.44 12.86 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Smith, Ths Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 13.40 19.44 17.66 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Watt, C. M. Ordinary Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 42.75 13.75 14.55 19.44 8.76 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound
Wilotz, C. Able-Bodied Seaman May 9, 1900 Montevideo, Uruguay Aug. 14, 1900 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 50.55 16.25 11.35 19.44 19.76 Wages per month computed at 5.00 per British pound

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.