Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Account

Date: March 12, 1887
Voyage: Iroquois (d. Cardiff - a. San Francisco)
Citation: MS-22 b362f6

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
Chapman, George A. Carpenter June 2, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 10, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 271.18 30.00 5.75 5.00 0.25 260.18 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Christensen, Johan Able-Bodied Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 41.80 9.62 0.25 29.61 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Collings, Thomas Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 27.34 4.00 0.25 49.69 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Conway, T. Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 27.12 11.00 0.25 42.91 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Foest, Otto Seaman June 12, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 3 (days) 98.42 12.50 24.30 40.34 17.61 0.25 25.92 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Foo, Ah Steward June 17, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 23, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 7 (days) 260.09 32.50 63.18 1.25 28.53 0.25 166.88 Paid off in British pounds
Foster, Wm. Seaman June 20, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 25 (days) 95.17 12.50 24.30 42.76 10.37 0.25 27.49 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Glenn, Frank Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 13.87 8.00 0.25 59.16 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Kiely, Edward J. Seaman June 20, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 25 (days) 95.17 12.50 24.30 33.72 5.50 0.25 41.40 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Kleinage, Fritz Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 40.59 4.75 0.25 35.90 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Morrison, John Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 38.52 9.25 0.25 33.26 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Nelson, Johan Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 53.15 13.50 0.25 14.38 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Oellig, Gottfried Boatswain June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 16 (days) 114.70 15.00 29.16 29.05 21.50 0.25 44.74 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Olsen, Olaf Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 42.62 4.00 0.25 34.41 monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Ryan, F. Mate June 2, 1886 Cardiff, Wales March 10, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 9 (days) 451.98 50.00 35.00 11.40 100.00 0.25 351.73 Monthly wages converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Sing, Ah Cook June 16, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 17, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 2 (days) 196.02 25.00 48.60 8.50 15.00 0.25 123.67 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Taylor, H. Seaman June 19, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 26 (days) 95.58 12.50 24.30 23.82 12.12 0.25 45.09 Monthly wage converted from British pounds @ 5.00 per pound
Torgean, O. Th. Boatswain June 20, 1886 Cardiff, Wales Feb. 14, 1887 San Francisco, CA - USA 25 (days) 123.73 17.50 31.59 32.95 30.73 0.25 38.21 Monthly wage 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.