Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Sept. 26, 1882
Voyage: Indiana (d. St. Nazaire - a. Philadelphia)
Citation: MS-22 b353f9

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
Adams, John Ordinary Seaman July 4, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 22 (days) 41.00 15.00 30.58 2.77 1.10 0.50 6.05
Colley, John Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 0.50 0.50 5.30 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Evans, William Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 1.00 0.50 0.50 4.31 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Gee, John Ah Cook Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 12 (days) 34.83 25.00 25.00 0.50 0.50 9.53 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Gore, David Third Mate Aug. 3, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 23 (days) 35.33 20.00 30.52 2.75 0.80 0.30 0.76
Gras, Wilfred Boy Aug. 14, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 12 (days) 7.00 5.00 0.56 0.50 5.94
Hall, George Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 0.50 0.50 5.31 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
King, S. Steward Aug. 14, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 12 (days) 37.42 26.73 26.73 0.56 0.50 9.63
Londen, John Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 1.50 0.50 0.50 3.80 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Maxwell, James Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 2.88 0.50 0.50 2.43 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
McCarty, John Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 2.50 0.50 0.50 2.81 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Murphy, Thomas Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 1.00 0.50 0.50 4.31 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Negal, Thomas Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 1.00 0.50 0.50 4.30 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Percy, Harry Ordinary Seaman July 4, 1882 St. Nazaire June 26, 1882 22 (days) 41.00 15.00 1.50 1.10 0.50 37.90
Redmon, George Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 2.55 0.50 0.50 2.76 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rickett, William Boatswain Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 21.49 14.58 14.58 0.50 0.50 5.91
Riley, James Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 1.00 0.50 0.50 4.31 monthly wages and advance converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Thomas, Lewis Seaman Aug. 18, 1882 St. Nazaire Sept. 26, 1882 Philadelphia, PA - USA 8 (days) 18.46 15.00 10.50 1.50 0.50 0.50 4.31 monthly wages and advance 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.