The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH075

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1772(?) Invoice, Stephen Van Allen to Dirck Huyck for Lumber & Labor

Stephen Van Allen supplying lumber, for the barn or Dirck's house, and labor hauling corn, to Dirck B. Huyck.

Image: BH075.jpg

Transcription

Mr. Dirick P. Huyck Dr. to Stephen Van Allen To 14 Planks @ 15 Pr Pie' — — — — 0..17..6 To 70 Inch Boards @ 10 Pr Pie' — — 2..18..4 To 15 Inch Board @ 5 Pr Pie' — — — 0..6..3 To 3 Men One day Huaing Corn @ — 0..9..0 — — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — — — £4..11..1 (subtotal) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9:- (credit) — — — — — — — — — — — — ————— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4:2:1 (total)

— Transcribed by Claude.ai on 2026-05-05 - jhc

Commentary

Notes:

Dirick B. Huyck — Dirck B. Huyck, the “B.” likely standing for Burger.

Stephen Van Allen — supplying lumber and labor to Dirck B. Huyck. The Van Alen/Van Allen family was prominent in Kinderhook throughout the archive — Peter Van Alen was one of the 1731 patent partners, and multiple Van Alens appear in the 1744 tax list.

The lumber:

14 planks at 15d each — £0:17:6

70 inch boards at 10d each — £2:18:4

15 inch boards at 5d each — £0:6:3

A substantial quantity of building materials consistent with the ongoing construction activity

“3 men one day hauling corn” — £0:9:0, meaning 3 shillings per man per day — the standard day labor rate we’ve seen throughout both account books.

The 9 shilling adjustment — reducing £4:11:1 to £4:2:1 — entered in a different hand, suggests either a discount, a prior payment, or a disputed item being deducted. A 9 shilling reduction on a £4:11:1 bill is significant enough to warrant noting.

This bill being addressed to Dirck B. Huyck rather than Elizabeth suggests it relates to Dirck’s branch of the family’s construction activities — possibly the house built for Burger son of Dirck on the homestead lot, with Dirck B. as a family member involved in the project.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-05 - jhc

Metadata

Document: BH075

Date: 1772(?)

Language: English

Type: Invoice

Subject: Commerce, Construction

Principals: Dirck Huyck, Stephen Van Allen

Other Persons Mentioned: None

Places Mentioned: None

— page revised 2026-06-11 - jhc

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