Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: June 20, 1900
Voyage: Erskine M. Phelps (d. Manila - a. Honolulu)
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, A. Boy April 23, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 28 (days) 19.33 50.00 20.65 in debt 1.32
Battle, Thomas Boy April 22, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 29 (days) 9.85 5.00 15.25 in debt 5.40
Beck, William Ordinary Seaman April 16, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 15, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 24.00 12.00 21.70 1.00 1.30
Brown, John Able-Bodied Seaman April 20, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 1 (days) 30.50 15.00 19.90 1.50 9.10
Cooke, G. Boy April 19, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 2 (days) 10.33 5.00 19.65 in debt 9.32
Deering, Gus Able-Bodied Seaman April 23, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 28 (days) 29.00 15.00 13.25 5.00 10.75
Eckman, G. Able-Bodied Seaman April 16, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 5 (days) 32.50 15.00 18.55 1.00 12.95
Fay, Frank Able-Bodied Seaman April 16, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 5 (days) 32.50 15.00 21.15 5.00 6.35
Green, Dan Boy April 20, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 1 (days) 10.17 5.00 16.55 in debt 6.38
Hannon, J. Able-Bodied Seaman April 21, 1990 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 30.00 15.00 19.50 1.00 9.50
Hayes, Thomas Cook April 18, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 15, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 27 (days) 66.50 35.00 6.35 45.00 15.15
Knudsen, W. P. Boy April 23, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 28 (days) 19.33 10.00 17.60 1.73
Lundbery, F. Ordinary Seaman April 16, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 5 (days) 26.00 12.00 11.75 1.00 13.25
Pearson, C. Able-Bodied Seaman April 16, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 5 (days) 32.50 15.00 3.95 28.55
Sanders, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman April 16, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 5 (days) 32.50 15.00 17.55 5.00 9.95
Spencer, James Boy April 22, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 29 (days) 9.85 5.00 14.05 in debt 4.20
Stein, Oliver Boy April 22, 1900 Manila, Philippines June 20, 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 29 (days) 9.85 5.00 15.00 in debt 5.15

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.