Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 10, 1887
Voyage: Indiana (d. San Francisco - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b353f10

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
Astrand, A. Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 3.00 71.65
Baker, Peter Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 1.50 3.00 70.15
Batchelder, W. H. Mate July 29, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 10 (days) 128.35 55.00 5.00 123.35
Bentzen, Hans Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 0.35 5.00 69.30
Boyer, C. C. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 10, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 10, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 50.85 25.00 2.50 48.35
Heaney, T. M. Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 4.00 70.65
Johnson, Louis Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 74.65
Lawson, John S. Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 74.65
Lowell, W. Second Mate Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 84.00 15.00 12.00 72.00
O'Rourke, Hugh Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 1.50 2.00 71.15
Quirk, D. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 10, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 29 (days) 59.00 30.00 4.00 55.00
Robinson, Franck Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 4.00 70.65
Stoddard, Sam Steward Aug. 9, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 95.00 10.00 85.00
Whittier, John Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 74.65
Willis, Robart Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 2.00 72.65
Zentauer, Martin Seaman Aug. 13, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 74.65 40.00 4.00 70.65

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.