The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH061
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1770-09-14 Receipt, Ezechiel Thomas to Elizabeth Huyck for Cure of her Child's Arm
"September 14 1770 then received of Elizabeth Huyck Two pounds new york money for the Cure of her Childs arm i say received by me Ezechiel Thomas"
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Transcription
September 14 1770 then ovescinier of Elizabeth Horck Two pounds new yourk money for the Caer of her Childs arm i say received by me Ezechiel Thomas{sig}
Translation
September 14 1770 then received of Elizabeth Huyck Two pounds new york money for the Cure of her Childs arm i say received by me Ezechiel Thomas{sig}
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-04 - jhc
Commentary
Notes:
- Elizabeth paying for a child’s arm treatment — one of her three children — Maike, Arent, or Burger — suffered a serious enough arm injury to require medical treatment costing £2. Given the school records showing all three children active in 1769-1771, any of them could be the patient.
- September 14, 1770 — just six months after Andries’s death and Thomas’s presentation of the estate medical bills. Thomas was clearly the family’s regular physician, treating both the Huyck and Dirck branches consistently.
- £2 — a significant sum for a single treatment, suggesting either a fracture, a serious wound, or extended care of an injured arm. Farm children were prone to serious injuries from livestock, tools, and equipment.
- “New York money” — specifying the currency, which by 1770 was becoming more important to note as various currencies circulated in the colony.
- Ezechiel Thomas writing and signing his own receipt in English — consistent with what we saw on the previous medical bill, confirming he was literate and conducted his practice in English despite the Dutch-speaking community around him.
The Huyck children’s medical costs across 1770 add another dimension to Elizabeth’s financial pressures as a widow — managing the farm, running the shop, settling Andries’s estate, educating the children, and now paying for a child’s injury treatment, all in the same year.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-04 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH061
Date: 1770-09-14
Language: Dutch & English
Type: Receipt
Subject: Medicine
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck, Ezechiel Thomas
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-09 - jhc
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