Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Oct. 13, 1885
Voyage: Indiana (d. San Francisco - a. Dublin)
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
Bently, John Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 91.67 25.00 60.00 23.35 8.32
Bentwitch, Theo Ordinary Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 10, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 16 (days) 90.67 20.00 14.58 76.09
Bery, William Third Officer April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 18 (days) 108.00 30.00 60.00 2.30 45.70
Blotti, Jacob Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 91.67 25.00 60.00 10.55 21.12
Boyle, T. Cook April 24, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 10, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 16 (days) 193.67 35.00 35.00 5.00 153.67
Bryson, Orgel Ordinary Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 13, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 18 (days) 69.00 15.00 50.00 9.50 9.50
Colins, W. R. Steward April 24, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 24, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 160.00 40.00 40.00 5.00 115.00
Crawford, Charles Ordinary Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 73.33 15.00 50.00 23.33
Edson, Henery Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 91.65 25.00 60.00 25.45 6.22
Foley, Thomas Second Officer April 15, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 18 (days) 144.00 40.00 60.00 12.50 71.50
Grass, Wilfred Ordinary Seaman Sept. 13, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 7 (days) 83.50 45.00 3.60 34.90
Helsfelling, Paul Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 13, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 13 (days) 115.00 25.00 5.40 109.60
Johnson, J. H. Carpenter April 24, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 24, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 160.00 40.00 0.75 159.25
Knight, William Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 91.65 25.00 60.00 11.45 20.22
Leigh, Robert Ordinary Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 73.33 20.00 50.00 6.00 17.33
McCallough, J. Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 91.67 25.00 60.00 4.30 27.37
McPhile, Archie Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 13, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 16 (days) 115.00 25.00 60.00 6.70 48.30
Michelson, Antonio Ordinary Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 73.33 50.00 5.00 18.33
Roe, John Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 13, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 16 (days) 115.00 25.00 60.00 24.90 30.10
Smith, F. B. Ordinary Seaman April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Aug. 15, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 20 (days) 73.33 20.00 50.00 12.20 11.13
Weeks, P. W. First Officer Jan. 9, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 9, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 440.00 55.00 155.50 286.50
Wilson, John Boy April 25, 1885 San Francisco, CA - USA Sept. 13, 1885 Dublin, Ireland 16 (days) 69.00 15.00 40.00 14.15 14.85

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.