Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Sept. 30, 1903
Voyage: Erskine M. Phelps (d. Norfolk - a. Honolulu)
Citation: MS-22 b314f5

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, Carl Carpenter and Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 14.20 20.00 55.80
Augstein, H. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 23.95 18.00 39.65
Backer, F. Sailmaker May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 104.26 23.00 19.55 45.00 39.71
Frock, A. Ordinary Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 63.00 14.00 37.80 14.00 11.20
Griechen, G. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 15.35 18.00 48.35
Haught, L. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 19.85 18.00 43.75
Helbron, W. First Mate May 2, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 180.00 40.00 56.95 25.00 98.05
Henning, A. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 81.00 18.00 39.80 18.00 23.20
Hopubostel, Otto Cabin Boy May 2, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 54.00 12.00 29.45 12.00 12.55
Kohler, F. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 19.65 18.00 43.95
Lanker, H. Ordinary Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 63.00 14.00 49.10 14.00 In debt
McKenzie, A. Second Mate May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 136.00 30.00 38.90 25.00 72.10
Ostoski, Gustav Donkeyman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 23.80 18.00 39.80
Ribs, Carlos Seaman May 2, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 80.40 18.00 17.15 18.00 45.25
Roch, Max Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 81.00 18.00 67.60 18.00 In debt
Schumacker, J. A. Ordinary Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 17, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 17 (days) 63.93 14.00 13.05 18.00 32.88
Schutt, T. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 8.00 18.00 55.60
Schutt, G. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 81.00 18.00 8.50 18.00 54.50
Stewart, William Mess boy May 2, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 54.00 12.00 16.00 25.00 13.00
Taylor, Arthur Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 81.00 18.00 53.55 18.00 9.45
Taylor, Harry Seaman May 2, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 15, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 14 (days) 80.40 18.00 37.00 18.00 25.40
Thole, Ludwig Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 49.05 18.00 14.55
Watanabe, J. Cook May 2, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 17.85 20.00 52.15
Wolf, J. Seaman May 1, 1903 Norfolk, VA - USA Sept. 16, 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 (days) 81.60 18.00 16.05 18.00 47.55

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.