Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 17, 1900
Voyage: Erskine M. Phelps (d. New York - a. Manila)
Citation: MS-22 b314f2

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, S. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 2, 1900 Manila, Philippines 15 (days) 81.00 18.00 38.00 18.00 20.00 5.00 deserted
Bosock, R. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 5, 1900 Manila, Philippines 18 (days) 82.80 18.00 60.55 18.00 2.00 2.25 deserted
Fisholt, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 5, 1900 Manila, Philippines 18 (days) 82.80 18.00 47.10 18.00 12.00 5.70 deserted
Gullrazen, A. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 26, 1900 9 (days) 77.40 18.00 40.65 18.00 18.75 deserted
Jones, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 3, 1900 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 24.60 18.00 21.00 18.00 deserted
Markman, W. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 3, 1900 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 54.05 18.00 6.00 3.55
Munson, M. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 11, 1900 Manila, Philippines 5 (days) 39.00 18.00 11.45 18.00 10.00 In debt .45 deserted only worked 2 months and 5 days, suffering from private disease
Price, James Cook Nov. 10, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 17, 1900 Manila, Philippines 8 (days) 184.33 70.00 70.00 2.70 35.72 75.91
Romain, John First Mate Nov. 11, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 17, 1900 Manila, Philippines 7 (days) 287.83 55.00 110.00 7.60 35.00 135.23
Rose, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 26, 1900 Manila, Philippines 26 (days) 77.40 18.00 51.45 18.00 7.95 deserted
Ross, C. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA March 26, 1900 9 (days) 77.40 18.00 51.85 18.00 7.55
Von Haufer, E. K. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 3, 1900 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 51.40 18.00 10.00 2.20 deserted
Wagberg, O. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 19, 1900 Manila, Philippines 1 (days) 90.60 60.00 70.30 18.00 2.00 in debt .30 deserted
Wildman, N. Able-Bodied Seaman Nov. 18, 1899 New York, NY - USA April 3, 1900 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 58.00 18.00 5.00 0.60 deserted

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.