Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: March 5, 1874
Voyage: Hermon (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
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
Anderson, O. Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 3.50 1.80 0.50 45.87 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Bon, Alphonse Seaman Oct. 6, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 22 (days) 118.33 25.00 60.00 14.85 2.00 0.50 40.98 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Brown, George Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 3.00 1.80 0.50 46.37 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Cameron, Duncan Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 3.00 1.80 0.50 46.37 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Hanson, John Seaman Oct. 2, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 121.67 25.00 60.00 11.90 2.00 0.50 47.27 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Harris, George Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 2.00 1.80 0.50 47.37 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Kane, John Ordinary Seaman Oct. 7, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 21 (days) 94.00 20.00 50.00 1.00 2.00 0.50 40.50 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Lowey, James Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 9.60 1.80 0.50 39.77 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
McLaughlin, William Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 12.20 1.80 0.50 37.17 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
O'Connor, John Second Mate Oct. 1, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 27 (days) 196.00 40.00 80.00 22.50 2.00 0.50 91.00 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Quai, Charles Ah Cook Sept. 23, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA March 11, 1874 Liverpool, England 9 (days) 185.50 35.00 70.00 0.75 2.12 0.50 112.13 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Smith, Charles Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 7.00 1.80 0.50 42.37 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Smith, H. Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 1.80 0.50 49.37 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Sunberg, Peter Seaman Oct. 14, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 111.67 25.00 60.00 1.80 0.50 49.37 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Williams, John Seaman Oct. 2, 1873 San Francisco, CA - USA Feb. 28, 1874 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 121.67 25.00 60.00 13.70 2.00 0.50 45.47 Balance paid in British pounds @ 4.86 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.