Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: June 20, 1872
Voyage: Freeman Clark (d. Sunderland - a. New Orleans)
Citation: MS-22 b322f12

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
Beckmann, Frank Seaman April 8, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 12 (days) 30.00 12.50 15.00 2.50 1.00 11.00 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Brown, William Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.50 1.00 11.92
Erickson, A. Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.00 13.12 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Fred, John Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.25 1.00 11.92 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Garver, Charles Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 2.50 1.00 10.61 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Gunther, Johann Frederick Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.25 1.00 11.92 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Larsen, L. Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.50 1.00 11.32 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Metzger, August Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.25 1.00 11.92 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Mooney, Richard Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 2.00 1.00 11.20 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Munroe, Duncan Second Mate April 5, 1872 Sunderland, England June 25, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 19 (days) 94.85 35.00 3.75 1.10 90.00
Murray, William Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 18, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 9 (days) 28.75 12.50 15.00 1.70 1.00 10.52 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Ohlson, John Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.50 1.00 11.92 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Sullivan, Charles Boy April 1, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 20 (days) 20.00 7.50 4.50 1.25 1.00 11.20 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound
Walter, G. Seaman April 9, 1872 Sunderland, England June 20, 1872 New Orleans, LA - USA 11 (days) 29.50 12.50 15.00 1.50 1.00 11.32 British pounds converted to US dollars @ 5.00 per pound

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.