The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH101
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1772 & 1773 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck
This appears to be a page from an account book similar to the 30 page one and seems to follow that one chronologically - see also BH006 ~ 1772-04 & 07 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck, BH100 ~ 1772 & 1773 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck, BH103 ~ 1772 & 1773 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck.
Image: BH101 obv.jpg
Image: BH101 rev.jpg
Transcription
Obverse
Left Side
1772 June 15 memorandum hoe veel Gelt dat ick Aan Andries Jo' Huyck Betaeld heb voor de Plytoor @ 15/ — — — £0:15:0 Nov 7 @ 7/Do — — 0:7:0
Right Side
—————————— Contrary — — Cr @ 1 maent School gaen van 2 kinders — £0:5:0 ——————————
William Jones — — Dr van @ Andre Son — £0:3:6 July 17 @ Snuf 2 Copers Auge 17 dan Afgerekent & Camp Gemaekt van Alles —————————— Do Op nu @ Snuf 2 Copers
Reverse
1772 July Michiel Goes — Dr @ 2½ Ell wer ke linne 7/ £0:7:6 Augu 14 d 2 Ell woll Bont 3/ 0:6:0 Nov. @ 1 harte vel 19/6 . . 0:19:6 1773 Febru 2 @ 1 paer kouse . . . . 0:6:0
Translation
Obverse
Left Side
1772 June 15 memorandum of how much money I have paid to Andries Johannis Huyck for the plaster 15/ — £0:15:0 November 7 at 7/ Do — 0:7:0
Right Side
—————————— Contrary Credit: 1 month school going of 2 children — £0:5:0 ——————————
William Jones — Debtor: from the other side — £0:3:6 July 17 — snuff 2 coppers August 17 — then settled and made even of everything —————————— Same — new account: snuff 2 coppers
Reverse
1772 July — Michiel Goes — Debtor 2½ ells of working/course linen at 7/ — £0:7:6 August 14 — 2 ells of woollen cloth at 3/ — 0:6:0 November — 1 deerskin hide at 19/6 — 0:19:6 1773 February 2 — 1 pair of stockings — 0:6:0
— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-04 - jhc
Commentary
This appears to be a page from an account book similar to the 30 page one and seems to follow that one chronologically - see also BH006 ~ 1772-04 & 07 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck, BH100 ~ 1772 & 1773 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck, BH103 ~ 1772 & 1773 Account Book Page of Elizabeth Huyck.
Notes to the Obverse:
- The memorandum — Elizabeth keeping a personal record of payments to Andries J. Huyck separate from the account book, suggesting she wanted to track these specifically. The amounts are small — 15 shillings and 7 shillings — consistent with errand payments rather than major carpentry work.
- “Voor de Plytoor” — uncertain reading. Could be pleister — “plaster” — suggesting payments related to house construction.
- School credit — Elizabeth crediting herself or Andries J. for “1 month school going of 2 children” — possibly reimbursement for accompanying or transporting the children to school, or a credit for some school-related service. An unusual entry.
- William Jones — a new name, entirely English, buying only snuff in tiny copper amounts — the smallest account in either book. Quickly settled and immediately reopened for more snuff — a habitual user like Henry Casey.
Notes to the Reverse:
- Michiel Goes — likely Jacobus’s maternal cousin, who appeared in the 1783 memorandum in the first account book owing 32 bushels of wheat from the 1780 crop. Here in 1772-73 he is buying retail goods from Elizabeth’s shop — confirming the ongoing Goes family commercial relationship with the Huycks.
- “wer ke linne” — working/course linen.
- Woollen cloth — continuing the textile retail trade we’ve seen throughout the second book.
- “Harte vel” — deerskin hide at 19s 6d — a valuable item, connecting back to the hide and leather trade running through both account books. Either Elizabeth was buying hides to send to the tanner Ebbers, or selling a processed hide as a retail item.
- Pair of stockings — a finished textile item, suggesting Elizabeth was either knitting or buying stockings wholesale for retail sale — consistent with the shop hypothesis.
- The account spans July 1772 to February 1773 — a modest but varied retail relationship with a family member.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-04 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH101
Date: 1772 & 1773
Language: Dutch
Type: Account, Ledger
Subject: Commerce, Education
Principals: Elizabeth Huyck, Andries Johannis Huyck, William Jones, Michiel Goes
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-10 - jhc
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