The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH046
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1772(?) Note, Account & Labor Calculations etc
Image: BH046 obv.jpg
Image: BH046 rev.jpg
Transcription
Obverse
Willem — — — — — — — — — — — £19:3:6 Dr @ 25 Schepel Coorn [?]/3 pr 6:11:3 — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — 12:12:3 Cornelis — — — — 74½ — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — ——— — — — — — — — 78½ 6/6 pr £25:10:3 — — — — — — — — — — — 0:13:6 — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — £24:16:9 Octob 21 Cornelis v D Bergh — Dr @ 3 Schepel Coorn 4/6 — — — £0:13:6 Andries Jo Huyck — — — — — £30:2:6 Hendrick v Valkenburgh 9¾ dago 6/pr — — — — — — — — — — £2:15:6
Reverse
Upper Section:
Cornelis Dousen 67 dagen 5/pr — — — — £6:15:0 33 Do 3/ pr — — — — — — 4:19:0 5 Do maies Gespant 3/pr — 0:15:0 5¾ in de Bouw 4/pr — — — 1:3:0 8¾ in v hooy 4/pr — — — 1:15:0 — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — £25:7:0
Lower Left Column:
£1 8:10 — [unclear] 0:3:6 1:0:— 0:2:6 0:7:0 0:1:0 0:2:3 0:4:1¼ 3:19:4 0:10:- 0:10:6 0:7:6 0:1:0 1:9:— 0:3:— 0:2:— 0:4:6 ———— £10:17:2¼ 7:0¼ ———— 15:4:3
Lower Right Column:
16:15:— 4:19:— ———— 21:14:— 12 5¼ ———— 6¼ 6:6 :6¼ —— 7:2¼
Translation
Obverse
Willem — — — — — — — — — — — £19:3:6 Dr @ 25 Schepel Corn [?]/3 pr 6:11:3 — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — 12:12:3 Cornelis — — — — 74½ — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — ——— — — — — — — — 78½ 6/6 pr £25:10:3 — — — — — — — — — — — 0:13:6 — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — £24:16:9 Octob 21 Cornelis v D Bergh — Dr @ 3 Schepel Corn 4/6 — — — £0:13:6 Andries Jo Huyck — — — — — £30:2:6 Hendrick v Valkenburgh 9¾ dago 6/pr — — — — — — — — — — £2:15:6
Reverse
Upper Section:
Cornelis v Dousen 67 days 5/pr — — — — £16:15:0 33 same 3/ pr — — — — — — 4:19:0 5 days maize binding at 3/pr — 0:15:0 5¾ days in the Bouw at 4/pr — 1:3:0 8¾ days in the hay 4/pr — — — 1:15:0 — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — £25:7:0
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-05 - jhc
Commentary
Notes on Obverse:
- Willem and Cornelis — likely Willem Clauw and Cornelis Van Schaack.
- “Cornelis v D Bergh” — Cornelis Van den Berg buying corn.
- Andries Jo Huyck — £30:2:6 — exactly matching the carpentry figure from the building cost memorandum we just translated (BH024, Page 3), confirming this page relates to the same construction project accounts.
- Hendrick Van Valkenburgh — 9¾ days at 6/ — the Valkenburgh family’s tailoring and labor work we saw in the first account book continuing, now specifically carpentry or construction labor at 6 shillings per day — the skilled worker rate consistent throughout the archive.
Notes on Reverse:
- Cornelis v. Dousen — a new name. A farm laborer working across multiple tasks at different rates.
- The labor breakdown is detailed:
- 67 days at 5s — skilled work at the higher rate
- 33 days at 3s — a very low rate, possibly piece work or a different task category
- 5 days maize binding — harvest work at 3s
- 5¾ days in the Bouw — the named field section appearing again consistently
- 8¾ days haymaking at 4/
- Total labor: approximately 120 days — a substantial period of work across different farm tasks.
- The lower columns appear to be running totals of multiple accounts being summed — possibly a summary page adding up all outstanding debts or costs for a settlement. The figures £15:4:3 and £21:14:0 are substantial sums suggesting major account consolidation.
- “Maies Gespant” — maize binding, the same harvest task we saw Benjamin Buys performing, confirming this was a standard seasonal labor category on the Huyck farm.
- The multiple day rates — 5s, 4/, 3s — reflect the hierarchy of farm tasks we’ve seen throughout both account books, with skilled construction work at the top and simple piece work at the bottom.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-05 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH046
Date: 1772(?)
Language: Dutch
Type: Note, Account, Memo
Subject: Commerce, Agriculture
Principals: Willem [Clauw?], Cornelis [Van Schaack?], Cornelis Van den Berg, Andries J Huyck, Hendrick V Valkenburgh, Cornelis v Dousen
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-11 - jhc
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