Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 29, 1876
Voyage: Eric the Red (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b304f1

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
Christopher, Antone Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Crossley, John Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
De Wolf, Harry Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Dickenson, John Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Dodge, W. G. S. Second Mate Nov. 19, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 194.67 40.00 92.80 2.00 0.75 99.17 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Eugene, Victor Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Fife, William Ordinary Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 58.00 2.00 0.75 37.92 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Jacobsen, Fred Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Krohn, Ed Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
McCummin, Joseph Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Murphy, Ed Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Nelson, William Cook Oct. 29, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 17, 1876 Liverpool, England 19 (days) 197.17 35.00 32.50 2.40 0.75 161.52 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Nickerson, Frank Ordinary Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 98.67 20.00 58.00 2.00 0.75 37.92 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Nilsen, S. Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 25, 1876 Liverpool, England 8 (days) 131.67 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 59.32 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Peterson, Charles Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Smith, Andrew Third Mate Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 148.00 30.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 75.65 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Smith, Richard Boy Oct. 8, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 28, 1876 Liverpool, England 20 (days) 26.66 4.00 2.80 0.75 23.11 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Sunburg, J. A. Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Francisco, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 69.60 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the pound
Thomas, David Seaman Nov. 17, 1875 San Diego, CA - USA April 14, 1876 Liverpool, England 28 (days) 123.33 25.00 69.60 2.00 0.75 50.98 Paid in pounds sterling @ $5.50 to the 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.