Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Sept. 18, 1873
Voyage: Hermon (d. Liverpool - a. San Francisco)
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, J. P. Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 3.75 2.50 31.38 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Ball, Mathew Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 26.00 2.50 10.08 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Brown, Thomas Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 5.60 2.50 29.44 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Cotter, William Carpenter Feb. 3, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 223.00 30.00 3.50 183.31 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Cramer, Roland Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 39.00 2.50 In debt Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Cramer, Edward F. Steward March 22, 1873 Liverpool, England Oct. 11, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 232.00 35.00 27.00 3.50 161.61 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Cramer, Mary Ann Stewardess April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Oct. 11, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 87.50 73.00 3.00 11.29
Gilmore, Peter Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 2.50 2.50 32.71 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Gray, Hugh Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 4.00 2.50 31.14 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Hansen, Bernard John Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 25.00 2.50 10.81 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Locke, Robert Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 22.00 2.50 18.55 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Maloney, Daniel Seaman March 3, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 88.50 30.00 15.00 3.00 38.72 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Maloney, John Seaman March 17, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 82.50 30.00 8.00 3.00 40.30 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
McKennard, Ioseph Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.00 30.00 14.00 2.50 21.46 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Norback, Charles W. Seaman and carpenter April 16, 1872 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 68.00 30.00 19.50 2.50 16.01 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Polk, James K. Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 17.00 2.50 18.80 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Riley, Joseph Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 24.00 2.50 11.66
Wilkens, C. Seaman March 31, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 77.00 30.00 37.50 2.50 5.81 Converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Williams, John Seaman April 16, 1873 Liverpool, England Sept. 16, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA 66.50 30.00 7.50 2.50 27.87 Converted from British pounds @ 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.