Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Sept. 10, 1899
Voyage: George Stetson (d. Portland - a. China)
Citation: MS-22 b324f21

Notes

Vessel burned near Nagasaki

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
Ackman, Aug July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 9.65 28.35
Anderson, E. July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 7.65 30.35
Brinegar, F. July 17, 1899 Portland, OR 27.50 15.00 23.42 4.08
Collins, Thomas July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 6.35 31.65
Doyle, J. July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 57.00 30.00 4.52 4.80 47.68
Lennie, T. July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 10.35 27.65
Madden, Joe July 17, 1899 Portland, OR 27.50 15.00 3.10 24.40
Manson, Ole July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 5.65 33.35
Nelson, A. July 13, 1899 Portland, OR Sept. 10, 1899 68.84 35.00 15.00 53.84
Penny, W. July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 27.50 15.00 11.20 16.30
Preston, Don July 17, 1899 Portland, OR 36.67 20.00 5.85 30.82
Pritchard, Ernest July 17, 1899 Portland, OR 27.50 15.00 3.10 24.40
Symonds, F. July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 3.55 0.80 33.65
Weller, Walter July 17, 1899 Portland, OR 27.50 15.00 5.55 21.95
Witzke, Adolf July 15, 1899 Portland, OR 38.00 20.00 3.75 34.25

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.