The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH003
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1733/4-01-14 Receipt, Cornelis Van Michaels to Burger Huyck
A receipt given by Cornelis Van Michaels for several pounds received from Burger Huyck to the account of David Van Dyck.
Image: BH003.jpg
Transcription
Kinderhook January d 14 — 1733/4
Dan ontfange van W[agena]r Burger Huyck ontfange de Som van tiel pont in it, vor rekenge van David Van Dyck in vor jaren van v[er]lide, de Som van drije en twentight Schellenge bij mijn Cornelis Van Michaels
Translation
Kinderhook, January 14 — 1733/4
I have received from Captain Burger Huyck, the sum of [several] pounds therein, for the account of David Van Dyck, for years past, the sum of three and twenty shillings by me, Cornelis Van Michaels
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-04-25 - jhc
Commentary
Notes:
- 1733/4 — again the split year convention, meaning January 1734 new style.
- David Van Dijck — a new name in the archive, on whose behalf Huyck is paying. The Van Dijck family was well represented in the Kinderhook-Columbia County area.
- (Also see [[1743 - Receipt - David Van Dyck to Burger Huyck]] where it appears Van Dijck is in Katerskil. Might that explain why Van Michaels is accepting payment on his behalf? - jhc)
- "vor jaren van verlide" — "for years past" — suggesting this was an old debt, possibly long overdue, finally being discharged.
- 23 shillings — a modest sum, consistent with the other smaller settlements in this archive.
- Cornelis Van Michaels — the recipient, a Kinderhook figure not prominently recorded in the major family histories but typical of the middling Dutch merchant class of Columbia County.
- Huyck is now paying on behalf of others — which adds an interesting dimension. He may have been acting as a financial agent or guarantor for David Van Dijck, rather than settling his own personal debts.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-04-25 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH003
Date: 1733/4-01-14
Language: Dutch
Type: Receipt
Subject: Commerce, Currency
Principals: Burger Hurck, Cornelis Van Michaels,David Van Dijck
Places Mentioned: Kinderhook
— page revised 2026-05-19 - jhc
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