Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Jan. 16, 1858
Voyage: Erie (d. Virginia - a. New York)
Citation: MS-22 b307f29

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
Albert, John Seaman June 12, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 17, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 115.71 16.00 16.00 57.38 2.00 40.33
Berkly, Thomas G. Cook June 12, 1857 Virginia, USA New York, NY - USA 5 (days) 215.00 30.00 25.00 28.86 2.00 159.14
Brown, Augustus Mate June 10, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 4 (days) 285.35 40.00 197.74 2.70 84.91
Day, John Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 19.28 1.80 57.42
Gardner, George Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 31.06 1.80 45.64
Hatch, W. Second Mate June 10, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 21, 1858 New York, NY - USA 11 (days) 184.13 25.00 25.00 53.75 2.70 102.68
Man, George Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 34.32 1.80 42.38
Osman, Henry Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 34.84 1.80 41.86
Potter, George T. Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 45.81 1.80 30.89
Raymond, Peter Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 28.78 1.80 47.92
Ridley, Robert Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 40.72 1.80 35.98
Robinson, John Seaman July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 93.50 15.00 15.00 40.25 1.80 35.45
Taylor, Anthony Boatswain July 7, 1857 Virginia, USA Jan. 14, 1858 New York, NY - USA 7 (days) 105.92 17.00 17.00 46.48 1.80 40.64

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.