Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Oct. 1, 1905
Voyage: Erskine M. Phelps (d. Philadelphia - a. Manila)
Citation: MS-22 b314f6

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
Askeland, Halfdon May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 22, 1905 Manila, Philippines 29 (days) 55.43 14.00 41.40 14.00 0.03 deserted
Banilit, William Cabin Boy May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 29, 1905 Manila, Philippines 7 (days) 50.40 12.00 28.25 12.00 10.15 0.00 deserted
Benson, Alfred May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 63.60 18.00 45.55 18.00 0.05 0.00 deserted
Climo, Harry Mess boy May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 28, 1905 Manila, Philippines 6 (days) 33.60 8.00 9.75 8.00 15.85 0.00 deserted
Hansen, Peter May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 19, 1905 Manila, Philippines 26 (days) 69.60 18.00 51.90 18.00 in debt .30 deserted
Howell, H. Boy May 23, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 17 (days) 42.80 12.00 6.10 7.50 29.20 May have been paid off in pesos
Johnson, Max May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 12, 1905 Manila, Philippines 19 (days) 50.87 14.00 36.80 14.00 0.07 deserted
Johnson, Karl May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 63.60 18.00 37.25 18.00 8.35 0.00 deserted
Kind, Hamon May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 63.60 18.00 45.40 18.00 0.20 0.00 deserted
Penwick, David Boy May 23, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 17 (days) 42.80 12.00 5.50 7.50 29.80 May have been paid off in pesos
Riley, J. May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 63.60 18.00 44.75 18.00 0.85 0.00 deserted
Schmeater, Charles May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 10, 1905 Manila, Philippines 17 (days) 64.20 18.00 46.40 18.00 in debt .20 deserted
Soldenberg, Emil May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 19, 1905 Manila, Philippines 26 (days) 69.60 18.00 51.95 18.00 in debt .35 deserted
Spulter, Bent May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 16 (days) 63.60 18.00 42.00 18.00 3.60 0.00 deserted
Travers, Karl May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 24, 1905 Manila, Philippines 72.00 18.00 53.30 18.00 0.70 deserted
Warner, Charles May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 11, 1905 Manila, Philippines 18 (days) 64.80 18.00 47.20 18.00 In debt .40 deserted
White, Harry May 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 11, 1905 Manila, Philippines 18 (days) 64.80 18.00 46.95 18.00 In debt .15 deserted
Wyle, Roy Boy May 23, 1905 Philadelphia, PA - USA Sept. 9, 1905 Manila, Philippines 17 (days) 42.80 12.00 9.35 7.50 25.95 May have been paid off in pesos

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.