Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Nov. 13, 1874
Voyage: Hermon (d. Cardiff - 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
Brownfield, William Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 17.50 21.78 24.68 1.83 2.80 0.50 53.65 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Maloney, Daniel Third Mate April 18, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 23 (days) 131.00 20.00 16.94 20.64 39.40 2.80 0.50 50.67
Mullin, Henry Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 17.50 21.78 14.94 1.83 2.80 0.50 63.37 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Smith, Thomas H. Steward July 24, 1874 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 17 (days) 124.83 35.00 35.00 4.21 1.84 1.60 0.50 82.48
Snyder, Frank Cook April 12, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 29 (days) 101.15 15.00 24.20 43.84 6.08 2.80 0.50 23.73 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Straught, J. E. Steward April 30, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 14, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 188.29 30.00 29.04 5.56 2.60 0.50 151.09
Sutton, George Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 17.50 21.78 26.74 9.14 1.80 0.50 44.26 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Thompson, John Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 17.50 21.78 23.51 1.83 2.80 0.50 57.22 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Thompson, Charles Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 15.00 21.78 20.38 2.91 2.60 0.50 56.85 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Williamson, Samuel Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 17.50 21.78 42.83 2.91 2.80 0.50 34.40
Wing, James Seaman May 5, 1874 Cardiff, Wales Nov. 11, 1874 San Francisco, CA - USA 6 (days) 105.02 17.50 21.78 21.09 1.83 2.80 0.50 57.22 Monthly wages 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.