The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH070
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1770-11-06 Receipt, Andrew Jo Huyck to Elizabeth Huyck as Payment in Full
Elizabeth is paying nearly £30 to Andries J. Huyck. This likely pays Andrew for his labor for the house and barn construction: Andries J. Huyck appears in the building account on page 3 of the second account book (BH024): "Andries Huyck for carpentry -- £30:2:6". This receipt is dated the day after she paid Dirck Huyck for his one third share in the bequeathed house and barn (BH008).
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Transcription
November 6th 1770
Received of Elizabeth Huyck the Sum of Twenty nine pund{sic} tirteen{sic} Shillings and six pence in full by me Andrew Jo Huyck{sig}
Commentary
Notes:
- Andrew Jo Huyck — this is Andries Johannis Huyck, son of Johannis, signing in a confident hand with his anglicized name. We’ve seen him throughout both account books and the individual documents — buying corn, settling estate accounts, laboring for the Gardeniers.
- £29:13:6 — a substantial sum. The day after Elizabeth paid £200 to Dirck for the building obligation, she is paying nearly £30 to Andries J. Huyck. This almost certainly relates to labor costs for the house and barn construction: Andries J. Huyck was the primary carpenter we identified in the building account on page 3 of the second account book (BH024), where “Andries huyck voor timmere — 30:2:6” appeared. The £29:13:6 here is very close to that figure, suggesting this is the carpenter’s final payment.
- The timing is perfect — Elizabeth paid Dirck £200 on November 5th for the completed building obligation, then paid the carpenter £29:13:6 on November 6th — settling all outstanding construction accounts in two consecutive days.
- “In full” — a complete discharge, no balance remaining.
- Andrew Jo Huyck signing in English — consistent with the anglicization we’ve seen accelerating through the 1770s, and with his generation being more comfortable in English than Dutch.
The picture of November 5-6, 1770 is vivid — Elizabeth writing out payments totaling nearly £230 in two days, discharging the most significant obligations of Andries’s estate, while managing the farm, the shop, and three young children. A remarkable woman.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-04 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH070
Date: 1770-11-06
Language: English
Type: Receipt
Subject: Commerce, Estate Administration
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck, Andrew Jo Huyck
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-05-17 - jhc
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