Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Book

Date: Sept. 19, 1862
Voyage: Charles S. Pennell (d. Portland Jan. 11, 1861 - a. Portland Sept. 19, 1862)
Citation: MS-88 b4f34

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, Thomas Small Boy Nov. 23, 1861 New York, NY - USA July 20, 1862 Trapani, Italy 11 (days) 12.67 5.00 3.00 9.67 Left ship and paid off in Bristol, returned on February 17th
Bennett, Rich Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 14 (days) 170.40 18.00 20.00 93.16 1.90 75.34
Bennett, John Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 14 (days) 170.40 18.00 20.00 98.74 1.90 69.76
Butner, William A. Feb. 11, 1862 Bristol, England Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 6 (days) 180.00 33.12 103.02 1.45 75.53
Cain, John Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA Trapani, Italy 2 (days) 66.73 20.00 40.00 1.20 25.53 Deserted, date unknown, probably in Trapaini, Italy Wages due recieved by John Jones
Crowley, David Seaman March 31, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA June 10, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 11 (days) 82.83 35.00 0.50 82.33
Cutler, E. C. Second Officer Oct. 31, 1861 Portland, ME - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 19 (days) 265.83 16.00 213.73 2.10 50.00
Doritz, Andrew Carpenter Dec. 30, 1861 New York, NY - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 16 (days) 264.60 27.00 20.00 189.40 1.90 73.30
Flodstrom, E. Engineer Nov. 7, 1893 Boston, MA - USA Dec. 21, 1893 Philadelphia, PA - USA 15 (days) 45.00 30.00 6.00 0.50 38.50
Fuller, William Seaman Dec. 30, 1861 New York, NY - USA Aug. 15, 1862 unknown, Gibraltar 2 (days) 66.73 20.00 47.23 1.20 21.30 deserted ship, payment received by two people, signatures not discernible
Gane, Geo. Steward Sept. 17, 1868 New York, NY - USA March 18, 1869 San Francisco, CA - USA 1 (days) 211.10 35.00 70.00 1.20 139.90
Green, George Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA July 6, 1862 Trapani, Italy 2 (days) 66.73 20.00 39.38 1.20 26.15 "Deserted in Bristol", last pay day on record was July 6th Wages due received by George Williams on 09/19/1862 in Portland, Me
Irwin, James Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 14 (days) 18.00 20.00 118.11 1.90 50.39
Master, Henry Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA Aug. 1, 1862 Bristol, England 2 (days) 66.73 20.00 42.13 1.20 23.40 Deserted upon arrival at Bristol, exact date unknown remainder of wages recieved by "Nasi- antonio" on Sept 19,1862
Melche, Benjamin S. Boy Nov. 14, 1861 New York, NY - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 110.00 11.00 5.00 35.34 2.00 74.66
Metkiff, Henry Cook Oct. 31, 1861 Portland, ME - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 17 (days) 264.17 25.00 10.00 155.12 2.10 106.95
Palestran, Valentine May 11, 1862 Genoa, Italy July 20, 1862 Trapani, Italy 66.73 38.75 1.20 26.78 signed with an "x"
Pelter, K. G. Seaman Oct. 31, 1881 New York, NY - USA March 25, 1882 Portland, OR 25 (days) 87.00 18.00 50.00 2.45 34.55 Hospital money includes "fees"
Petersen, Charles Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA July 2, 1862 Trapani, Italy 2 (days) 66.73 39.38 1.20 26.15 Deserted sometime after payment on July 2,1862
Reardon, John Seaman Dec. 13, 1861
Reardon, John Seaman Dec. 13, 1861 New York, NY - USA April 30, 1862 Genoa, Italy 22.13 20.00 2.13 3.00 ran away in Italy
Scribner, David H. Seaman Oct. 31, 1861 New York, NY - USA Sept. 19, 1862 Portland, ME - USA 17 (days) 190.20 18.00 10.00 63.75 2.10 124.35
Slater, Robert Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA Jan. 1, 1862 London, England 30.00 20.00 "Ran away on arriving. Came back for an order for his pilot got rid of him by paying his passage to London"
Soule, A. T. Steward Oct. 31, 1861 Portland, ME - USA July 2, 1862 Bristol, England 1 (days) 75.83 25.00 12.00 0.60 63.75 -38.52 fines and forfeitures are burial fees
Surmdus, J. Seaman Dec. 3, 1861 New York, NY - USA July 20, 1862 Bristol, England 2 (days) 66.73 40.77 1.20 24.76 Deserted upon arrival at Bristol payment received, signed John Peterson's "x"
Wasbousvey, Louis Cook and Steward April 25, 1870 July 16, 1870 New Orleans, LA - USA 21 (days) 81.00 30.00 34.80 34.85 0.60 10.75
Waterhouse, Frank First Officer Nov. 12, 1861 Portland, ME - USA Portland, ME - USA 7 (days) 460.50 45.00 45.00 353.83 2.10 116.57
Willis, L. R. Seaman Aug. 5, 1876 Liverpool, England Sept. 28, 1876 New Orleans, LA - USA 23 (days) 27.56 15.00 15.60 0.80 11.16 Rate of wages converted from British pounds @ $5 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.