Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Feb. 14, 1876
Voyage: Hermon (d. London - a. New Orleans)
Citation: MS-22 b340f8

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
Boyle, Thomas Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 1.25 0.80 11.25 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Burrows, Fred Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 8.00 0.80 3.70 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
De Thaepe, J. Second Mate Nov. 6, 1875 London, England Feb. 14, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 9 (days) 115.05 35.00 35.00 30.38 35.00 1.40 48.27 some figures converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Ewing, Alf Cook Nov. 30, 1875 London, England Feb. 14, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 15 (days) 75.00 30.00 50.00 4.16 1.00 19.84 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Fisher, Frank Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 1.90 0.80 9.80 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Forbes, Peter Third Mate Oct. 22, 1875 London, England Feb. 14, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 75.33 20.00 15.00 1.60 55.61 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Gausse, Metre Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 1.25 0.80 11.25 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
John, Peter Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 2.50 0.80 9.20 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Jonsen, B. Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 2.50 0.80 9.20 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Lamar, Eugene Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 2.50 0.80 9.20 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Olsen, A. Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 11.75 in debt monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Pondello, T. Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 2.50 0.80 9.20 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Roman, A. Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 2.50 0.80 9.20 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Sanders, John Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 6.75 0.80 4.95 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Vaslatto, O. Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 2.50 0.80 9.20 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Wallace, T. Seaman Dec. 12, 1875 London, England Feb. 12, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 32.50 17.50 20.00 1.25 0.80 11.25 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.