Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Oct. 27, 1899
Voyage: Erskine M. Phelps (d. Honolulu - a. New York)
Citation: MS-22 b314f1

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
Abbott, Arthur Able-Bodied Seaman May 6, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 113.33 20.00 5.00 5.45 102.88
Dorothy, J. R. Able-Bodied Seaman June 10, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 16 (days) 90.67 20.00 10.10 80.57
Erklund, E. Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 92.67 20.00 20.00 4.90 67.77
Fox, Joseph Quarter Master June 8, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 18 (days) 101.20 22.00 10.40 90.80
Gibson, Sidney Able-Bodied Seaman June 9, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 17 (days) 91.33 20.00 3.00 83.33
Gulford, J. E. Carpenter June 10, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 16 (days) 181.33 40.00 25.85 155.48
Haggestrom, Harold Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 92.67 20.00 20.00 11.85 60.82
Hamann, E. Able-Bodied Seaman June 9, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 17 (days) 91.33 20.00 3.00 88.33
Kelley, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman June 9, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 17 (days) 91.33 20.00 20.00 15.25 56.08
Kepler, Karl Ordinary Seaman June 9, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 17 (days) 73.07 16.00 16.00 38.45 18.62
Knudsen, H. E. Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 92.67 20.00 20.00 29.55 43.12
Nilson, Albert Able-Bodied Seaman June 10, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 16 (days) 90.67 20.00 10.00 37.67 43.02
Petterson, John Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 92.67 20.00 20.00 57.15 15.52
Rosenthal, Jan Able-Bodied Seaman June 7, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 19 (days) 92.67 20.00 13.05 79.62
Ross, James Able-Bodied Seaman June 9, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 17 (days) 91.33 20.00 15.00 4.50 71.83
Sales, H. Able-Bodied Seaman June 8, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 18 (days) 92.00 20.00 20.00 14.95 3.10 53.95
Strong, M. Able-Bodied Seaman June 9, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 17 (days) 91.33 20.00 11.10 3.00 77.23
Taylor, F. Able-Bodied Seaman June 10, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 16 (days) 90.67 20.00 20.00 3.95 66.72
Williams, John Boatswain June 10, 1899 Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 25, 1899 New York, NY - USA 16 (days) 102.00 22.50 10.00 33.30 58.70

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.