The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH074
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1753 & 1754 Invoice, Fraens Pruyn to Burger Huyck for Blacksmithing
Blacksmith Frans Pruyn's invoice to Burger Huyck for horseshoeing, shear sharpening, steel edging, handle repairs, wagon repairs, etc.
Image: BH074.jpg
Transcription
1753 de Janu 22 | Burger Huyck Debe £ 00 11 — — — — — — | a 2 perder aegter beslagen — 00 02 06 — — — — — — | den toubin beslagen — — 00 10 00 - — 1754 mauy 6 | dan schaar en houlter opgesth 00 02 06 — — — juney 11 | schaer gelaept en het Stalen — — — — — — | quent opgelegt en het hou — — — — — — | ter aengelegt — — — 00 12 00 — — — — — — | yser werd voor een baelsthon — — — — — — | verftelt en aen traem de neese — — — — — — | heyn het van de wagen gemakt 00 03 00 — — — — — — | schaer en houlter opgescherpt 00 02 06 — — — — — — | schaer en houlter opgescherpt 00 02 06 — — — — — — | ————— — — — — — — | 01 15 00 — — — — — — | Frans Pruyn
Translation
1753 January 22 | Burger Huyck — Debtor £ 00 11 — — — — — — | 2 horses shod behind — £0:2:6 — — — — — — | the tow/shaft fitted — 0:10:0 - — 1754 May 6 | shear and handle sharpened — 0:2:6 — — — June 11 | shear repaired and the steel — — — — — — | edge relaid and the — — — — — — | handle refitted — 0:12:0 — — — — — — | ironwork for a bale stone — — — — — — | replaced and on the frame the nose — — — — — — | piece made from the wagon — 0:3:0 — — — — — — | shear and handle sharpened — 0:2:6 — — — — — — | shear and handle sharpened — 0:2:6 — — — — — — | ————— — — — — — — | Total: £1:15:0 — — — — — — | Frans Pruyn
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-02 - jhc
Commentary
See BH095 for the 1755 & 1756 Invoice, Fraens Pruyn to Burger Huyck for Blacksmithing.
Notes:
- An early Frans Pruyn bill — predating the 1754-1756 blacksmith account in the first account book, pushing the Pruyn-Huyck commercial relationship back to at least January 1753. Burger Sr. was the customer here, not Jacobus.
- Burger Huyck as debtor — this is Burger Sr. in his early 70s, still actively farming and maintaining equipment.
- The work is identical in nature to what we saw in the first account book — horseshoeing, shear sharpening, steel edging, handle repairs — confirming Frans Pruyn served the Huyck farm consistently across at least two decades.
- 2 perder aegter beslagen — 2 horses shod behind (rear shoes only) — £0:2:6
- den toubin beslagen — the tub/wheel hub iron-bound — £0:10:0 — a substantial charge for iron-binding a wheel or tub
- chaer en houlter opgesth — plowshare and coulter sharpened — £0:2:6
- schaer gelaept en het Stalen quent opgelegt en het houlter aengelegt — plowshare repaired, steel edge applied, and coulter fitted — £0:12:0 — major plow repair work
- yser werd voor een baelsthou verftelt en aen traem de neese heyn het van de wagen gemakt — ironwork for a wagon pole, repaired the nose/axle fitting — £0:3:0
- schaer en houlter opgescherpt (×2) — plowshare and coulter sharpened (twice) — £0:2:6 each
This document likely belongs chronologically near the beginning of the archive’s commercial receipts — dating to 1753-54, between the 1731 patent documents and the 1756 blacksmith account in the first book.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH074
Date: 1753 & 1754
Language: Dutch
Type: Invoice
Subject: Commerce
Principals: Burger Huyck, Fraens/Frans Pruijn
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-05-31 - jhc
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