The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH005
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1750-08-21 Ledger & Receipt, Estate of Ph. Livingston Esq to Burger Huyck
Manor Livingston, August 21, 1750, Received of Mr. Burger Huyck the sum of four pounds thirteen shillings and six pence in full of the within ...
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Transcription
Obverse
Mr. Burger Huyck To the Estate of Ph: Livingston Esqr. decd. — Deb'r 1747 Aug. 6 {To your balance in Albany Ledger ………….. £4. 13. 6} Errors Excepted Dec. 28 1749 C. D. Witt
Reverse
Mr. Burger Huyck / Acct.{Vertically in the left margin:}
Manor Livingston Augst. 21: 1750 Received of Mr. Burger Huyck the sum of four pounds thirteen shillings and six pence in full of the within £4. 13. 6 Charles D. Witt
Commentary
Notes - Obverse
- Ph: Livingston Esqr. decd. — this is Philip Livingston (1686-1749), Second Lord of Livingston Manor, son of Robert Livingston the Elder who executed the 1679 root deed. He died in 1749, which is why his estate is settling accounts. The archive has now touched three generations of Livingstons — Robert Sr. (1679), Robert Jr. (171?), and Philip (1747-49).
- £4 13s 6d — a modest balance carried in the Albany ledger, suggesting Burger had a running commercial account with Philip Livingston’s Albany operation.
- “Errors Excepted” — standard accounting disclaimer, meaning the figure is correct to the best of the issuer’s knowledge.
- “Dec. 28: 1749” — received December 28, 1749, shortly after Philip Livingston’s death that year, as his estate wound up its accounts.
- C. D. Witt — the executor or accountant settling the Livingston estate accounts. Possibly a De Witt — a prominent Albany Dutch family.
The Livingston commercial relationship with Burger Huyck evidently ran continuously from the 1720s receipts through to Philip Livingston’s death in 1749.
Notes - Reverse
- Manor Livingston — the receipt was issued at Livingston Manor itself, not in Albany, suggesting Charles De Witt traveled to the manor or was based there as estate administrator.
- Charles D. Witt — now we have his full name: Charles De Witt, confirming the De Witt family connection. He was acting as administrator of Philip Livingston’s estate.
- £4 13s 6d — this is larger than the £1 13s 6d balance shown on the obverse ledger extract. The discrepancy suggests the full settlement included the ledger balance plus additional amounts — perhaps interest or other charges accumulated between August 1747 and August 1750.
- “Mr. Burger Huyck Acct.” on the left margin is a filing notation — identifying whose receipt this was for the estate’s records.
- Three years between the ledger entry (August 1747) and final settlement (August 1750) — a fairly leisurely pace for settling a modest account, but not unusual for estate administration of this period.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc
The reverse and signature of Charles D Witt not in the same hand as the obverse and signature of C. D. Witt - what might this mean? - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH005
Date: 1750-04-21
Language: English
Type: Ledger, Receipt
Subject: Estate Administration
Principals: Burger Huyck, Phillip Livingston Esq
Other Persons Mentioned: Charles D. Witt
Places Mentioned: Albany, Livingston Manor
— page revised 2026-05-19 - jhc
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