The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH095

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1755 & 1756 Invoice, Fraens Pruijn 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: BH095.jpg

Transcription

- — — 1755 Mrt | Mr. Burger Huyck Debet £ [col] - — — — mary 2 | a schaer en houterden geleydt met stael — 00 18 00 — — — — — — | a een recht geleynt — 00 02 00 — — — — — — | a schaeren houter oepgescherpt — 00 02 06 — — — — — — | a schaer en houter oepgescherpt — 00 02 06 — — — — — — | a een pert beslagen en een aegter beslagen — 00 03 09 — — — — — — | en ent aen het Stael vaen een frei beurt gemakt — 00 01 00 — — — — 1756 |a een baelt ble beslagen van nu ijser — 00 10 00 - — Januarij 10 | a een bijl gengeleydt — 00 03 00 — — — — — — | a wagen banden vermakdt — 00 03 00 - — — oprijslag | a schaer aen geleydt met stael en het houtle aen geleydt met ijser — 00 16 06 — — — — — — | a schaer en houter oepgescherpt — 00 02 06 — — — — — — | a schaer en stalen prent oepgeleyt en het houtr aen geleydt — 00 09 00 — — — — — — | a een hensel en een moet gemakt — 00 03 00 — — — — — — | a schaer en houter oepgescherpt — 00 02 06 — — — — — — | a schaer aen geleydt met ijsr houers — 00 09 06 — — — — — — | a een boeg wijelen beslagen en br — — — — — — | en te saen de schamells gemakt — — — — — — | en 22 poent ijser bij gedaen — 02 05 00 — — — — — — | a 2 perden beslagen en en baut — — — — — — | vermakdt henken prijl — 00 05 06 — — — — — — | en bugelte aen en stelier gemakt — — — — — — | en een bijl aen geleydt — 00 03 06 — — — — — — | — — ————— — — — — — — | Total: 07 01 09 — — — — — — | Fraens Pruijn

Translation

1755, March 2 — Mr. Burger Huyck Debtor: — — — — — — | A shear [blade] and wooden handle fitted with steel — 18d — — — — — — | A straight [tool] fitted — 2d — — — — — — | Shear and handle sharpened — 2s 6d — — — — — — | Shear and handle sharpened — 2s 6d — — — — — — | A horse shod and a hind [shoe] fitted — 3s 9d — — — — — — | Steel end of a new [tool] made — 1s — — — — 1756 | A bale/bundle fitted with new iron — 10s - — January 10 | An axe fitted — 3s — — — — — — | Wagon bands repaired — 3s [Premium/surcharge items:] — — — — — — | Shear fitted with steel, handle fitted with iron — 16s 6d — — — — — — | Shear and handle sharpened — 2s 6d — — — — — — | Shear and steel face fitted, handle fitted — 9s — — — — — — | A handle and a [tool] made — 3s — — — — — — | Shear and handle sharpened — 2s 6d — — — — — — | Shear fitted with iron holders — 9s 6d — — — — — — | A bow [wheel hub?] fitted, — — — — — — | wheel assembled, shafts made, — — — — — — | 22 pounds of iron added — £2 5s — — — — — — | 2 horses shod, bolt repaired, hook/hinge — 5s 6d — — — — — — | A buckle on a halter made — — — — — — | An axe fitted — 3s 6d — — — — — — | — — ————— — — — — — — | Total: £7 1s 9d — — — — — — | Fraens Pruijn

— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-02 - jhc

Commentary

See BH074 for the 1753 & 1754 Invoice, Fraens Pruyn to Burger Huyck for Blacksmithing.

Notes:

Fraens Pruijn — a blacksmith, almost certainly from the Pruyn family, a well-established Albany Dutch family. Arent Pruyn appears in the 1744 tax list, and the Pruyn name recurs throughout Albany County records.

This is a two-year running account spanning March 1755 to sometime in 1756, covering a wide range of blacksmith work for Burger Huyck’s farm operation.

The work described is overwhelmingly agricultural and equestrian — shearing blades sharpened and re-steeled, horses shod, wagon bands repaired, wheel hubs fitted, axles and shafts made. This is the maintenance work of a working farm.

“schaer” — shears or a cutting blade, possibly for sheep shearing or grass cutting

“22 pont ijser bij gedaen” — 22 pounds of iron added — a substantial amount suggesting major wagon or implement repair

Total £7 1s 9d — a significant sum for smithing work, reflecting two years of accumulated farm maintenance

The “oprijslag” notation partway through likely indicates a price surcharge or premium rate applied to the later entries.

This document gives us the most vivid picture yet of Burger Huyck as a working farmer — horses, wagons, cutting tools, and farm implements all requiring regular skilled maintenance.

NOTE: Notes by Claude.ai 2026-05-02 - jhc

Metadata

Document: BH095

Date: 1755 & 1756

Language: Dutch

Type: Invoice

Subject: Commerce, Agricultural History

Principals: Burger Huyck, Fraens Pruijn

Other Persons Mentioned: None

Places Mentioned: None

— page revised 2026-05-17 - jhc

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