Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: March 12, 1889
Voyage: Indiana (d. Cardiff - a. Port Townsend)
Citation: MS-22 b353f11

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
Ahloa, E. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 15 (days) 94.28 14.58 14.30 19.36 6.08 44.54 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Bennell, A. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 14.30 75.63 14.28 2.75 27.32 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Brandt, J. Carpenter Aug. 21, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 18 (days) 146.42 26.73 39.37 14.60 12.84 109.61 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Davie, R. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 24, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 12, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 19 (days) 66.33 10.00 9.42 17.25 8.88 30.48 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Eckland, H. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 14.30 12.25 8.56 49.17 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Elstadt, H. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 24.30 23.14 12.96 31.13 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Hale, J. B. Cook Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 141.43 21.87 32.81 6.55 18.90 83.17 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Jourgersen, N. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 14.30 17.25 8.16 3.20 41.37 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Loose, W. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 12, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 18 (days) 72.14 10.70 19.44 21.90 9.72 71.11 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
McFarland, J. Seaman Aug. 15, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 24 (days) 99.14 14.58 14.30 14.65 9.40 50.79 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Nelson, H. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 14.30 23.37 5.92 40.69 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Nybro, E. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 24.30 12.90 4.80 52.28 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Sandbury, A. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 24.30 22.62 9.84 37.52 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Tygerson, T. Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 24.30 14.53 3.80 51.65 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Wilder, J. Seaman March 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales March 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 14 (days) 94.28 14.58 14.30 26.87 7.08 3.20 32.83 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Wood, W. Aug. 25, 1888 Cardiff, Wales April 7, 1889 Port Townsend, WA - USA 18 (days) 117.29 7.29 30.17 4.80 75.03

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.