Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: April 26, 1885
Voyage: Iroquois (d. San Francisco - a. Liverpool)
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
Allen, C. Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 2.25 0.33 41.08 Paid off in British pounds
Brown, John Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 4.25 0.33 39.08 Paid off in British pounds
Downham, John Ordinary Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 32.75 7.50 1.50 0.25 31.00 Paid off in British pounds
Galloway, Frank Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 3.33 40.33 Paid off in British pounds
Harmon, F. Boy Dec. 16, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 21.66 5.00 13.50 8.16 Paid off in British pounds
Hatton, James Second Mate Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 152.83 35.00 152.83 Paid off in British pounds
Jung, William Steward Dec. 16, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 27, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 174.66 40.00 80.00 94.66 Paid off in British pounds
Martinsen, Martin Boatswain Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1885 Liverpool, England 5 (days) 62.50 15.00 0.50 62.00 Paid off in British pounds
McIntyre, John Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1885 Liverpool, England 5 (days) 41.66 10.00 3.50 0.33 37.83 Paid off in British pounds
Montague, John Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 6.25 0.33 37.05 Paid off in British pounds
Nelson, Thomas Seaman Dec. 18, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 8 (days) 42.66 10.00 0.75 41.91 Paid off in British pounds
Oliver, Samuel Ordinary Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 32.75 7.50 1.25 0.25 31.25 Paid off in British pounds
Rich, William Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 32.75 7.50 8.80 2.50 21.45 Paid off in British pounds
Richardson, F. W. Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 20.00 3.00 3.33 37.33 Paid off in British pounds
Ryer, F. Mate Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 218.33 40.00 218.33 Paid off in British pounds
Saabre, Charles Seaman Dec. 18, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1885 Liverpool, England 2 (days) 40.66 10.00 10.00 30.66 Paid off in British pounds
Schmidt, Charles Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 0.75 0.33 42.58 Paid off in British pounds
Silva, William Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 0.50 0.33 42.83 Paid off in British pounds
Smith, John Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 20, 1885 Liverpool, England 5 (days) 41.66 10.00 0.75 40.91 Paid off in British pounds
Spierling, Emil Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 4.63 0.33 38.70 Paid off in British pounds
Thosbyomsen, Tobias Carpenter Dec. 9, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 17 (days) 159.83 35.00 159.83 Paid off in British pounds
Ting, Ah Cook Dec. 16, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 10 (days) 151.66 35.00 40.00 11.66 Paid off in British pounds
Warren, John Ordinary Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 32.75 7.50 6.26 0.25 26.24 Paid off in British pounds
Williams, Frank Seaman Dec. 15, 1884 San Francisco, CA - USA April 26, 1885 Liverpool, England 11 (days) 43.66 10.00 1.50 0.33 41.83 Paid off in British pounds

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.