Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Dec. 22, 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
Batchelder, William Mate Oct. 9, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 12 (days) 132.00 55.00 9.00 123.00
Bloomfeild, Thomas Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 13.00 59.00
Boyer, Charles Ordinary Seaman Oct. 9, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Oct. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 12 (days) 72.00 30.00 16.00 56.00
Cassidy, John Seaman Oct. 24, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 76.00 40.00 12.00 64.00
Christoffersen, Charles Seaman Oct. 24, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 76.00 40.00 18.25 57.75
Copland, Arthur Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 9.00 63.00
Denham, Pat Second Mate Oct. 24, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 27 (days) 85.50 45.00 9.00 76.50
Engelke, Fred Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 19.25 52.75
Hansen, Hans Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 10.00 62.00
Inkster, James Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 9.00 63.00
Johnsen, Peter Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 19.25 52.75
Larsen, Lauritz Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 53.75
Murray, Thomas Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 12.00 60.00
Nelsen, Olaf Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 13.00 59.00
Orpin, Alfred Cook Oct. 26, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 25 (days) 49.00 30.00 6.00 43.00
Stoddard, Sam Steward Oct. 9, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 12 (days) 120.00 50.00 39.50 80.50
Tambs, Hartvig Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 11.00 61.00
Tracey, James Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 12.00 60.00
Wessell, Harry Seaman Oct. 27, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 20, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 24 (days) 72.00 40.00 10.00 62.00

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.