Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Dec. 15, 1890
Voyage: Indiana (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
Citation: MS-22 b353f12

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
Aldardice, W. Able-Bodied Seaman March 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 2.60 40.00 47.40
Brennan, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 3.85 40.00 46.15
Burk, Thomas Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 2, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 14 (days) 89.33 20.00 2.00 40.00 47.33
Burns, Henry Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 2.40 40.00 47.60 extra pay converted from British pounds @ 4.86 per pound
Davies, P. Cook Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 135.00 30.00 40.00 95.00
Doran, James Mate July 24, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 19, 1890 Liverpool, England 26 (days) 243.33 50.00 3.55 40.00 199.70
Graber, H. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 67.50 15.00 12.95 40.00 14.55
Gray, Harry Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 19.15 40.00 30.85
Gurmungan, Oscar Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 1.65 40.00 48.35
House, E. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 6.75 40.00 43.25
Hughes, J. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 12.50 40.00 37.50
Johnson, L. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 19.38 40.00 30.62
McNeff, James Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 27.40 40.00 22.60
McPherson, John Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 7.45 40.00 42.55
Nelson, George Carpenter Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 135.00 30.00 8.05 40.00 86.95
Ramsy, L. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 4.50 40.00 45.50
Roberts, E. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 10.53 40.00 39.47
Robertson, William Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 90.00 20.00 7.65 40.00 42.35
Soule, H. Second Mate Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 135.00 30.00 26.55 40.00 68.45
Steinmetz, F. Ordinary Seaman Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 67.50 15.00 6.75 40.00 20.75
Walker, G. W. Steward Aug. 1, 1890 San Francisco, CA - USA Dec. 15, 1890 Liverpool, England 15 (days) 180.00 40.00 180.00

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.