The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH044
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1770-04-14 Receipt, David Van Schaack to Elizabeth Huyck for Payment of the Late Andries Huyck's Due Account
Elizabeth was actively settling her brother-in-law Andries’s outstanding accounts in the weeks immediately following his death, consistent with her role as co-executor.
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Transcription
Rec’d 14 april 1770 of Mrs Elizabeth Huyck one pound 2/4½ in full of the late Andries Huycks Due account per David Van Schaack{sig} £1:2:4½
— Transcribed by Claude.ai on 2026-05-04 - jhc
Commentary
Notes:
- “Mrs. Elizabeth Huyck” — the formal title confirms Elizabeth’s status as a widow of standing in the community.
- April 14, 1770 — just one month after Ezechiel Thomas presented his medical bills on March 13, 1770. Elizabeth was actively settling Andries’s outstanding accounts in the weeks immediately following his death, consistent with her role as co-executor.
- David Van Schaack — a member of the prominent Van Schaack family, receiving payment on behalf of whatever account Andries owed. Cornelis Van Schaack Junior appeared in the second account book buying hay and butter from Elizabeth — David is likely a brother or cousin.
- £1:2:4½ — a very modest sum compared to the medical bills, suggesting this was a small commercial account rather than a major debt.
- The Van Schaack family receiving payment from Elizabeth as executor further confirms the social connections between the Huyck farm and Kinderhook’s leading Dutch families.
The picture of April 1770 is becoming clear — Elizabeth methodically working through Andries’s outstanding accounts one by one, settling small debts like this Van Schaack account while simultaneously dealing with the larger legal complications of the estate documented in the unsigned indemnification bond.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-04 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH044
Date: 1770-04-14
Language: English
Type: Receipt
Subject: Estate Administration
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck, Andries Burger Huyck, David Van Schaack
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-05-24 - jhc
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