Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Aug. 19, 1881
Voyage: El Capitan (d. New York - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b301f7

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
Anderson, Jan Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 18.00 1.90 0.50 5.00 8.00
Beckford, Arthur Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 22.35 1.90 0.50 8.65
Broad, George Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 15.50 1.90 0.50 15.50
Burns, John Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 34.50 1.90 0.50 3.50 due ship
Connor, Joseph Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 17.75 1.90 0.50 13.25
Darcy, Edward Cook March 22, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 143.00 30.00 30.00 1.90 0.50 110.60
Erickson, C. Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 28.75 1.90 0.50 5.00 2.75 due ship
Evans, David Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 21.60 1.90 0.50 9.40
Gardiner, Edward Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 17.00 1.90 0.50 14.00
Larsson, C. Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 12.25 1.90 0.50 5.00 13.75
McCarliss, Warren Ordinary Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Sept. 6, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 80.50 15.00 40.00 27.25 26.00 2.20 0.50 21.70 due ship
McClellan, R. Seaman March 18, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 88.20 18.00 30.00 7.25 2.00 0.50 48.45
Neason, George C. Seaman March 23, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 22 (days) 106.50 22.50 33.75 3.50 1.90 0.50 66.85
Osler, Edward W. Boy March 18, 1881 New York, NY - USA Sept. 6, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 45.07 8.00 2.50 21.00 2.20 0.50 18.87
Schultz, H. Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 22.45 1.90 0.50 8.25
Simpson, John Mate March 16, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 20, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 4 (days) 256.67 50.00 2.20 0.50 253.97
Sweien, Karls Seaman March 26, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 19 (days) 83.40 18.00 50.00 24.50 1.90 0.50 6.50
Tarieson, Benimart Carpenter March 25, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 140.00 30.00 30.00 1.90 0.50 107.60
White, Thomas Second Mate March 25, 1881 New York, NY - USA Aug. 14, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 20 (days) 163.33 35.00 35.00 20.75 1.90 0.50 105.18
Wilson, Edward P. Seaman March 22, 1881 New York, NY - USA Sept. 6, 1881 San Francisco, CA - USA 15 (days) 99.00 18.00 10.00 2.20 0.50 86.30

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.