Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 1, 1873
Voyage: Hermon (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
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
Brown, John Seaman Aug. 21, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 6 (days) 156.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 85.40 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Burk, John Seaman Aug. 21, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 6 (days) 156.00 30.00 71.25 2.20 82.55 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Burns, John Seaman Aug. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 161.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 90.40 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Carroll, William Seaman Aug. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 161.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 90.40 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Christensen, P. Seaman Aug. 20, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 7 (days) 157.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 86.40 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Gallagher, G. T. Cook July 30, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 29, 1873 Liverpool, England 280.00 35.00 136.80 3.20 140.00 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Gallagher, M. A. Stewardess July 30, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA March 29, 1873 Liverpool, England 20.00 25.00 23.08 3.20 173.72
Hillyer, Thomas Seaman Aug. 20, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 7 (days) 157.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 86.40
James, Alfred Ordinary Seaman Aug. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 107.33 20.00 45.60 2.20 59.53 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Kennedy, John Ordinary Seaman Aug. 19, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 8 (days) 105.33 20.00 45.60 2.20 57.53 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
McFall, James Seaman Aug. 20, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 7 (days) 157.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 86.40 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Mitchell, Charles Ordinary Seaman Aug. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 80.50 15.00 34.20 2.20 44.10 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Morse, O. Seaman Aug. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 20, 1873 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 164.00 30.00 57.00 2.20 104.80 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Simpson, William H. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 22, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 5 (days) 103.35 20.00 45.60 2.20 55.53 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Smith, James Ordinary Seaman Aug. 22, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 5 (days) 103.33 20.00 45.60 2.20 55.53 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 per pound
Ward, Thomas Seaman Aug. 16, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 161.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 90.40
Williams, John Seaman Aug. 20, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 7 (days) 157.00 30.00 68.40 2.20 86.40
Woods, John Carpenter Aug. 5, 1872 San Francisco, CA - USA Jan. 27, 1873 Liverpool, England 22 (days) 143.33 25.00 2.40 140.93 paid off in pounds Sterling @ 5.50 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.