Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: Oct. 3, 1884
Voyage: Iroquois (d. Liverpool - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b362f5

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
Brown, John Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 19.65 10.15 0.65 0.50 2.00 3.39 in debt Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Charles, B. Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 18.50 9.54 0.65 2.00 In debt 1.22
Chrisholm, Angus Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 5.50 1.74 0.65 0.50 2.00 19.59 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Collins, A. Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 6.60 3.25 0.64 0.50 2.00 16.97 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Corrish, Joseph Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 11.90 3.58 0.65 0.50 2.00 10.93 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Dolan, George Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 13.20 4.87 0.65 0.50 10.75 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Fisher, P. Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 24, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 15.25 7.10 0.65 2.00 4.06 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Fisher, F. Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 7.60 3.33 0.65 0.50 2.00 15.89 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Jackson, William Boatswain May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 75.98 17.50 34.02 8.50 2.75 0.65 2.00 27.56 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Lund, James Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 58.86 12.50 24.30 18.50 8.80 0.65 0.50 2.00 In debt 0.89
McLean, Rob Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 2.43 4.50 0.65 0.50 2.00 19.48 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Murphy, John Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 9.60 4.05 0.65 0.50 2.00 12.76 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Paulsen, Karl Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.86 12.50 24.30 14.50 5.45 0.65 0.50 2.00 6.87 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Price, John Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 4.50 2.48 0.65 0.50 2.00 19.43 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Reilly, Thomas Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 17.85 6.70 0.65 0.50 2.00 2.27 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Robb, E. L. Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 8.90 9.88 0.65 0.50 2.00 8.04 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Robinson, Charles Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 54.27 12.50 24.30 11.75 0.65 11.58 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Ross, John Second Mate May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 30, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 18 (days) 134.14 30.00 29.16 5.10 0.70 0.50 98.68 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Rutledge, Thomas Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 12.15 5.73 0.65 0.50 2.00 8.53 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Smith, William Boatswain May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 26, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 14 (days) 75.98 17.50 34.02 8.00 2.01 0.65 2.00 28.80 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Strucks, Aug. Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 18.65 6.63 0.65 0.50 2.00 1.13 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Warne, Cuthbert Seaman May 13, 1884 Liverpool, England Sept. 25, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA 13 (days) 53.86 12.50 24.30 11.00 9.83 0.65 0.50 2.00 5.58 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound

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.