Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Dec. 7, 1870
Voyage: Hermon (d. Boston - a. New York)
Citation: MS-22 b340f7

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, Jacob Seaman and carpenter Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 214.86 22.00 54.00 9.80 20.72 116.24
Branigan, David Boy Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 97.66 10.00 25.00 14.33 15.99 2.90 39.44
Casey, James Boy Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 97.66 10.00 25.00 20.69 17.25 2.90 31.82
Craig, Thomas Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 40.00 14.50 24.15 2.90 113.77
Darry, Rudolph Boatswain Jan. 19, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 8, 1870 New York, NY - USA 20 (days) 192.00 18.00 36.00 8.84 54.92 3.30 88.94
Kennedy, James Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 50.00 18.34 28.28 2.90 95.81
Love, John Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 50.00 9.74 15.45 2.90 117.24
Martin, Thomas Cook Feb. 6, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 2 (days) 302.00 30.00 60.00 15.70 44.97 3.00 178.03
Morse, E. A. Seaman Jan. 28, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 8, 1870 New York, NY - USA 11 (days) 186.60 18.00 36.00 16.95 64.97 3.15 65.53
Nielson, Charles Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 45.00 6.90 26.16 2.90 114.37
Petson, Anton Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 45.00 2.75 19.12 2.90 125.56
Tarr, Gilman Second Mate Feb. 2, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 6 (days) 35.00 35.00 3.00
White, John Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 146.50 15.00 40.00 20.93 12.65 2.90 70.02
Wiles, Robert Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 40.00 13.80 2.90 138.63
Williams, Edward Seaman Feb. 15, 1870 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 7, 1870 New York, NY - USA 23 (days) 195.33 20.00 45.00 5.10 21.27 2.90 121.06

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.