Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Aug. 7, 1895
Voyage: Henry Villard (d. San Francisco - a. Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
Citation: MS-22 b335f30

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, Thomas Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 6.40 35.00 35.10 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Barrows, Benjamin Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 7.12 35.00 34.38 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Billow, John Third Mate Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 10 (days) 133.33 25.00 8.50 40.00 84.83 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Costello, Patrick Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 2.40 35.00 39.10 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Davis, W. Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 11.14 35.00 30.36 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Dobjoberg, A. Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 8.32 35.00 33.18 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Ganiner, R. Seaman Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 10 (days) 80.00 15.00 3.75 76.35 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Hee, How Cook Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 10 (days) 160.00 30.00 1.20 40.00 118.80 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Holmes, L. First Mate Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 255.00 50.00 62.44 40.00 152.56 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Jernberg, J. Carpenter Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 10 (days) 213.10 40.00 3.00 40.00 170.10 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Jull, Albert Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 14.77 35.00 26.73 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
King, A. Seaman Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 9.82 35.00 31.68 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Minott, George H. Second Mate Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 10 (days) 213.10 40.00 9.20 40.00 163.90 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Olsen, C. Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 6.45 35.00 35.05 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Reinhardt, William Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 5.17 35.00 36.33 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Rowland, John Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 8.52 35.00 32.98 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Sam, Jap Steward Jan. 14, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 10 (days) 186.66 35.00 40.00 146.66 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Thomas, Cole Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 22.02 35.00 19.48 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 per pound
Twiggs, T. Seaman Jan. 21, 1895 San Francisco, CA - USA June 23, 1895 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 3 (days) 76.50 15.00 7.45 35.00 34.05 paid off in British pounds, exchange rate 4.88 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.