The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH050
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1767-10-13 Account, Elizabeth Huyck & John Schrom for Schooling 2 Children
Elizabeth Huyck tallying a credit in wheat against John Schrom's schooling bill for 1767
Image: BH050.jpg
Transcription
Elizabeth Huyck — — — — — — Dr. — — — — To John Schrom 1767 To 2 Children Schooling from 13th of } £1:13 :4 May untill{sic} the 13th of Octob — — — } - 1:3:7-1/2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9 : 8-1/2
1767 July 23 By 2.Str Wheat to Thomas Wheeler . Sep 16 By 2.Str Wheat Do
47:3 ————— 23:7-1/2
Commentary
Notes:
- Two children in school again — from mid-May to mid-October 1767, roughly five months, at a combined fee of £1:13:4. A higher total than the 1768 bill, consistent with a longer school term.
- John Schrom — the same schoolmaster as before, confirming a continuing relationship.
- Payment in wheat — rather than cash, Elizabeth is paying the school fees with wheat delivered to Thomas Wheeler — presumably a miller who would process the wheat and credit the value against the school bill. Another example of the in-kind payment economy throughout this archive.
- “2 Str. Wheat” — “2 strikes of wheat” — a strike being a dry measure, roughly equivalent to a bushel in some regions. Two deliveries of 2 strikes each.
- Thomas Wheeler — possibly related to Samuel Wheeler and Evert Wheeler who appear in the 1744 Kinderhook tax list — a Wheeler family mill or grain operation acting as intermediary.
- The arithmetic at the bottom — 47:3 and 23:7½ — suggests a running balance calculation, the wheat credits being offset against the school fees.
- This is the second school document addressed to Elizabeth — confirming her role managing household accounts and the children’s education. Two children in school consistently in both 1767 and 1768 — most likely the same two children in successive years.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-03 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH050
Date: 1767-10-13
Language: English
Type: Account
Subject: Education
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck, John Schrom
Other Persons Mentioned: Thomas Wheeler
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-06 - jhc
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