The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH060
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1769-01-09 Invoice, Andries Burger Huyck for Hewing Timber for the Barn
Carpenter's invoice to Andries Burgewr Huyck for hewing timber and framing the barn in 1769.
Image: BH060.jpg
Transcription
January the 9 1769 Andries Burger Huyck Huing thimber for the barn 4 days in have 5 Shilling per day — — — — 2 : 6 2 days in have — — — — — — — — — 0 : 12 : 6 6 days — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 : 10 : 0 4 days in have — — — — — — — — — — 1 : 2 : 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Ł4 : 7 : 6 June the first beginning to fraim on barn 3 days in have 6 Shilling per day — — — 1 : 1 : 0 5 days in Quarter — — — — — — — — 1 : 11 : 6 5 days — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 : 10 : 0 4 days in Quarter — — — — — — — — 1 : 5 : 6 2 days in have — — — — — — — — — — 0 : 15 : 0 3 quarters of a day work on wee barn — 0 : 4: 6 making of a kow — — — — — — — — — 0 : 5 : 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Ł6 : 12 : 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 : 2 : 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6 : 10 : 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 10 : 17 : 6 {lower left corner torn away}
Commentary
Notes:
- Andries Bur[ger] Huyck — confirming this is Andries Burger Huyck, the son of Burger Sr., having a barn built or repaired.
- “Huing thimber” — hewing timber, the initial preparation of raw logs into squared beams for construction.
- “fraim on barn” — framing the barn, beginning June 1 — the major construction phase after the winter timber hewing.
- “in have” — possibly in ’t have — “in the yard/enclosure” — indicating work done on site.
- “in Quarter” — possibly working by the quarter day, a different billing unit.
- Two wage rates — 5 shillings per day for timber hewing, 6 shillings per day for framing — the higher rate reflecting the more skilled work of framing.
- “making of a kow” — possibly kou — a stall or cow pen — making a cattle enclosure within the barn at 5 shillings.
- “3 quarters of a day work on wee[?]barn” — three-quarter day on a smaller outbuilding.
- The document is in English — an anglophone carpenter billing a Dutch family, consistent with the increasing anglicization of Kinderhook by 1769.
- The bottom is torn, losing the final totals and the carpenter’s name — frustrating given the detail of the rest.
A vivid construction document — Andries was building or substantially renovating his barn in 1769, just months before his death. The inventory of his goods and horses we saw earlier suddenly makes more sense — a prosperous farmer investing in his property right up to the end.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-03 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH060
Date: 1769-01-09
Language: English
Type: Account, Invoice
Subject: Commerce, Construction
Principals: Andries Burger Huyck
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-16 - jhc
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