The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH019
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1768-11-03 Receipt, John Schrom to Elizabeth Huyck for Children's Schooling
This is a receipted account of Elizabeth's two school age children's schooling for 1768 by the current schoolmaster, John Schrom.
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Transcription
Elezebeth Huyck — Dr. 1768 To 1 Child Schooling from the 20th of June until the 28th of Octobr. — 14:4 To your Daughter Do. from the 25th of July until the 28th of Octobr. — 10:4 ————— 1:4:8 (less) 6:3 ————— 18:5 Received Novr. 3rd 1768 the full Contents of the above Accompt — pr me John Schrom{sig}
— Transcribed by Claude.ai on 2026-05-03 - jhc
Commentary
Notes:
- Elizabeth Huyck — Jacobus’s wife, here paying a school bill in 1768, confirming she was managing household accounts independently.
- Two children being schooled — one from June 20, another (specifically identified as “your Daughter”) from July 25, both through October 28, 1768. The different start dates suggest they may have been of different ages or one was added mid-term. (Moyca Huyck b. 1758 and Arent Huyck b. 1761 - jhc)
- John Schrom — the schoolmaster, a new name in the archive. Schrom is likely a German surname, consistent with the mixed population of Columbia County.
The fees — 14:4 and 10:4 — are modest, consistent with colonial district school fees charged per quarter per pupil. This is the first document in the archive addressed directly to Elizabeth rather than to Burger or Jacobus — a small but significant window into the women of the family.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-03 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH019
Date: 1768-11-03
Language: English
Type: Account, Receipt
Subject: Education
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck, John Schrom
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-08 - jhc
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