The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH087
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1770-03-13 Invoice & Receipt for Medical Treatment of Andries and Dirck Huyck and a Negro by Ezechiel Thomas
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Transcription
Obverse
Andries Huyck for Bondrig 9 £8 0 0 Derrick Huyck Debtor for the eot his Child wound £9 6 0 for the Cure of the negro finger £8 6 0
Reverse
March y⁴ 13 1[7]70 then Presegued in putt on all the within relen a counts of Andries Huyck lately Desed and Derrick Huyck for the ever of his Children as guar by me Ezechiel Thomas{sig}
Translation
Obverse
Andries Huyck for bandaging/binding — £8:0:0 Derrick Huyck, debtor for the treatment of his child’s wound — £9:6:0 For the cure of the negro’s finger — £8:6:0
Reverse
March the 13th 1770 — then pursued/presented in full all the within related accounts of Andries Huyck lately deceased and Derrick Huyck for the care of his children as guaranteed by me Ezechiel Thomas
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-04 - jhc
Commentary
The signature is poorly written in a hand other than the body. Spelling and handwriting of the body is very poor.
Notes:
- Ezechiel Thomas — remember him from page 30 of the first account book (BH105 Pg 21-30), buying half a schepel of corn from Jacobus in July 1769? He was a new and minor figure then. Now revealed as a doctor or surgeon, presenting medical bills against the Huyck estates in March 1770.
- Andries Huyck’s medical treatment — bandaging at £8:0:0 is a substantial sum, consistent with extended treatment of a serious wound or illness. This is almost certainly the treatment Andries received during his final illness — the “bandaging” suggesting a physical condition rather than simply a fever or internal illness.
- Derrick/Dirck Huyck’s child — treatment of a child’s wound at £9:6:0 — even larger than Andries’s bill, suggesting a serious injury requiring extended care.
- “The negro’s finger” — £8:6:0 for treating an enslaved person’s injured finger. Several things are notable here:
- The enslaved person is treated by the same doctor as the family members
- The cost is substantial — comparable to the family members’ treatments
- It is billed separately, suggesting the enslaved person’s medical care was tracked as a distinct expense
- This is almost certainly Jack or Quash — the enslaved workers we’ve seen referenced throughout both account books
- “Lately deceased” — Andries is described as “lately deceased” in March 1770, confirming he died between February 6, 1770 (his will date) and March 13, 1770 — a period of just over a month. He signed his will and died within weeks, consistent with the picture of a man in serious decline.
- Dirck as guarantor — Ezechiel Thomas notes that Dirck Huyck guaranteed payment of these accounts “for the care of his children” — confirming Dirck accepted responsibility for both the family medical bills and presumably the estate costs.
- The total medical costs — £25:12:0 across three patients — a very significant sum, suggesting Thomas provided substantial and extended medical care to the Huyck household in late 1769 and early 1770.
This document adds a vivid and poignant dimension — the final months of Andries’s life, a child of Dirck’s seriously injured, an enslaved worker’s finger treated by the same doctor, all bills presented together just weeks after Andries’s death.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-04 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH087
Date: 1770-03-13
Language: Dutch & English
Type: Invoice, Receipt
Subject: Estate Administration, Medicine, Enslaved People
Principals: Andries Burger Huyck, Dirck Huyck, Ezechiel Thomas, Unnamed Negro
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-05-24 - jhc
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