The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH041
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1730-09-15 Receipt in Full on Account of Burger Huyck
"1730, the 15th of September, received from Arent Van den Bergh the sum of 15 guilders in full of [all accounts of] Burger Huyck, of all reckonings ..."
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Transcription
1730 den 15 September ontfangt van Arent Van en bergh se som 15 gulden ten volle van W[agena]r Burger Huyck van Allen rekon by my Alyda Jenda —
Translation
1730, the 15th of September, received from Arent Van den Bergh the sum of 15 guilders in full of [all accounts of] Burger Huyck, of all reckonings by me — Alyda Jenda —
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-04-25 - jhc
Commentary
The handwriting on this document is unclear and Claude.ai's transcription seems suspect but the gist of the receipt seems ok. Van den Bergh's first name is unclear to me as is the signatories' name.
Notes:
- Arent Van den Bergh — another well-known Albany Dutch family name, again acting as Huyck's agent, just as Arent Van Dyck did in the 1729 Kinderhook receipt.
- "ten volle van allen rekon" — "in full of all reckonings/accounts" — the same settlement formula seen in the Kinderhook document.
- "Alyda Jenda" — this signature is unusual and somewhat uncertain. It could be a Portuguese or Sephardic Jewish name, not impossible in colonial Albany which had a small but documented Jewish merchant community. Alternatively it may be a phonetic rendering of a Dutch or German name I'm misreading.
- 15 guilders — a modest sum, suggesting a small outstanding balance being closed out.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-04-25 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH041
Date: 1730-09-15
Language: Dutch
Type: Receipt
Subject: Commerce
Principals: Burger Huyck, Arent{?} Van den Bergh, Alyda{?} Jenda{?}
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-05-28 - jhc
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