The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH058
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1770-10? Note Reckoning Gold Pieces & Paper Money in Pounds and Dollars
This note appears to be in Elizabeth Huyck's hand. She served with Pieter Vosburgh as a co-administrator of her brother-in-law Andries Burger Huyck's estate. This note tallying gold and paper money agrees with a note (BH097) which appears to record a payment to the estate by some unknown debtor to Pieter Vosburgh with his son Barent. jhc
Image: BH058.jpg
Transcription
Left Column:
Gould Pieses £:s:d 6:8:0 6:8: 5:17 5:15 7:8 3:4 3:4 2:2:8 2:1:4 3:4 —— £45:12
Right Column:
Paper Money — — — £:s — — — 7:5 Dollars 47:4 — — 45:12 — — ——— — — £100:1
Commentary
This note appears to be in Elizabeth Huyck's hand. She served with Pieter Vosburgh as a co-administrator of her brother-in-law Andries Burger Huyck's estate. This note tallying gold and paper money matches the gold sum on note BH097 which appears to record a payment to the estate by some unknown debtor to Pieter Vosburgh with his son Barent. jhc
Notes:
- The gold total of £45:12:0 matches exactly the gold amount sent to Peter Vosburgh in October 1770 (see: BH097) — confirming this memorandum relates to that same transaction or a parallel one of identical value.
- The paper money of £7:5 again matching the paper component of the October 1770 payment exactly.
- “Dollars” - Spanish dollars circulating in colonial New York, valued at approximately 8 shillings each. £47:4 suggests 118 Spanish dollars.
- The combined total of £100:1:0 is significantly larger than the £52:17:0 sent in October 1770, suggesting this memorandum covers a larger or different transaction, possibly related to the £200 building payment to Dirck in November 1770, with this being a partial accounting of funds assembled for that purpose.
- The careful distinction between gold and paper reflects the monetary reality of colonial New York in the early 1770s — paper currency trading at a discount to gold, and careful record keepers tracking both separately.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-05 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH058
Date: 1770-10?
Language: Dutch, English
Type: Note
Subject: Estate Administration, Currency
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck?
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-05-24 - jhc
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