The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH105_Pg_1-10

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1759-1771 & 1783 - Farm Sales Account Book - Pages 1-10

This is pages 1 through 10 from a farm sales account book or ledger of 44 pages I think kept by Jacobus Huyck, son of Burger Huyck. A few blank pages are not recorded here. jhc

• Page 1 ~ Burger Huyck Jr., debtor
• Page 2 ~ Willem Clauw, debtor
• Page 3 ~ Willem Clauw, debtor
• Page 4 ~ Johannis Huyck, debtor
• Page 5 ~ Johannis Huyck, debtor
• Page 6 ~ Willem Clauw, debtor
• Page 7 ~ Willem Clauw, debtor
• Page 8 ~ Willem Clauw, debtor
• Page 9 ~ Willem Clauw, debtor
• Page 10 ~ Burger Huyck Jr., debtor
• Pages 11-20
• Pages 21-30
• Pages 31-44

See list of Persons Mentioned in the Ledger, with page links.

Page 1

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Transcription

Burger Huyck — Dr. van d’Andre Sey — £2:19:6 ————— Burger Huyck — Dr. ½ Barrel visch vergote to Rekonen £0:9:6 1762 Septem. 25 @ 1 Schepel Rog @ — 0:4:0 Do. 15 @ 2 Schep. Coorn @ 5/ — 0:10:0 1763 Maert 31 @ 6 Schepel Coorn @ — 1:16:0 Augus. 10 @ 3 Schepel Coorn @ — 0:12:0 Do. 55 @ 2£ toback @ [?] — 0:1:6 Septe. 3 @ 3 Schepel Coorn — 0:12:0 dito 20 @ 3 Schep. Coorn — 0:12:0

Translation

Burger Huyck — Debtor balance brought forward — £2:19:6 ————— Burger Huyck — Debtor ½ Barrel Cider spilled/lost to be reckoned — £0:9:6 1762 September 25 — 1 schepel of rye at [4 shillings] — 0:4:0 Same, 15th — 2 schepels of corn at 5 shillings — 0:10:0 1763 March 31 — 6 schepels of corn at [6 shillings] — 1:16:0 August 10 — 3 schepels of corn at [4 shillings] — 0:12:0 Same, [date] — 2£ tobacco at [rate] — 0:1:6 September 3 — 3 schepels of corn — 0:12:0 Same, 20th — 3 schepels of corn — 0:12:0

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

Commentary

Notes:

• Andre Sey — the carried-forward balance suggests this account predates 1762

• Schepel — a Dutch dry measure, roughly equivalent to three-quarters of a bushel, standard in colonial Albany County grain transactions
• “vergote to Rekonen” — “spilled/lost to be reckoned” — suggesting a cider barrel was damaged or lost and the value needed to be accounted for
• The X cancellations confirm both account blocks were fully settled

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 2

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Transcription

1759 July 20 Willem Clauw — Dr. @ 5 lb toback 9/6 — £0:3:9 Dito @ 4½ lb Butter 9/p — 0:16:6 Do. 25 @ 5 @ Do. Do. 30 @ 6 @ Do. 1/8 — 0:33:0 Nov. 8 @ 6 lb Butte Do. 25 @ 5¾ @ Do p — 0:33:9 Decem. 8 @ 33½ lb Butter — — — 0:33:6 Do. 19 @ 1 melk koe @ — — — 5:10:0 Do. 21 @ 4 lb Butter p Do. 35 @ 6 @ Do. — 0:13:0 1760 Janur. 6 @ 6 lb Butter p Do. 34 @ 4 @ Do. — 0:10:0 Do. 18 @ 2 lb Butter @ 1 Schepel meel 5/8 — 4:0 @ 3 Broodo in Scheyde Buyson 6p — 0:14:6 Maert 20 @ 1 Schepel Mais 3/6 — 0:3:6 £9:10:6

Translation

1759 July 20 — Willem Clauw — Debtor 5 pounds tobacco at 9/6 — £0:3:9 Same — 4½ pounds butter at 9d per pound — 0:16:6 25th — 5 pounds butter; 30th — 6 pounds butter at 1s 8d — 0:33:0 Nov. 8 — 6 pounds butter; 25th — 5¾ pounds butter — 0:33:9 Dec. 8 — 33½ pounds butter — 0:33:6 Dec. 19 — 1 milk cow @ — 5:10:0 Dec. 21 — 4 pounds butter; 35th — 6 pounds butter — 0:13:0 1760 Jan. 6 — 6 pounds butter; 34th — 4 pounds butter — 0:10:0 18th — 2 pounds butter; 1 schepel meal at 5s 8d — 4:0 3 breads in [separate portions?] at 6d — 0:14:6 March 20 — 1 schepel maize at 3s 6d — 0:3:6 Total: £9:10:6

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

Commentary

Notes:

• Willem Clauw — appears in the 1744 tax list assessed at 6 pounds, and now doing substantial business with Burger Huyck. The account runs July 1759 to March 1760.
• Butter is overwhelmingly the dominant commodity — sold in quantities ranging from 2 to 33½ pounds, suggesting a dairy operation of some scale.
• “1 melk koe” — one milk cow sold for £5:10:0 — a significant single transaction and the largest item on the page.
• “Broodo in Scheyde Buyson” — “breads in separate portions” — possibly loaves sold in installments, an interesting glimpse of food commerce.
• Maize/corn and meal also appear alongside the dairy products.
• The account totals £9:10:6 — not cancelled with an X, so possibly continuing on a later page.
• Note that this account predates page 1 — 1759-1760 here versus 1762-1763 on page 1, confirming the account book was not kept in strict chronological order.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 3

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Transcription

Willem Clauw — Dr. van d’Andre Sey — £9:10:6 1760 Maert 24 @ 4 lb Rousel @ 6p — 0:3:6 May 25 @ 32½ lb Rook Spek @ [?]p — 1:4:4½ Do. 27 @ 1 Broot 1/6 — 0:1:6 July 5 @ 32 lb Rook Spek 9/p — 1:4:0 Sept. 7 @ 2 lb Butter [?]p — 0:2:0 Decem. 22 @ 4½ lb Butter [?]p — 0:4:6 1761 Janr. 4 @ 4½ lb Do. 1/p — 0:7:3 1763 Febr. 26 dan met Willem Clauw afgerekont is hy Schuldig Gebleven de Sum van £5:10:10 12:17:7 £6:17:9 £[?]:19:10

Translation

Willem Clauw — Debtor balance forward £9:10:6 1760 March 24 — 4 pounds rousol [a type of salted/cured meat?] at 6d — 0:3:6 May 25 — 32½ pounds smoked bacon at [rate] — 1:4:4½ 27th — 1 bread at 1s 6d — 0:1:6 July 5 — 32 pounds smoked bacon at 9d per pound — 1:4:0 Sept. 7 — 2 pounds butter — 0:2:0 Dec. 22 — 4½ pounds butter — 0:4:6 1761 Jan. 4 — 4½ pounds butter at 1/ — 0:7:3 1763, February 26 — then settled with Willem Clauw, he remained indebted the sum of £5:10:10

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

Commentary

Notes:

• “van d’Andre Sey” — “balance brought forward” appearing again as on page 1.
• “Rook Spek” — smoked bacon/pork, sold in substantial quantities of 32-32½ pounds, suggesting a significant pork-curing operation at the Huyck farm.
• “Rousel” — possibly reuzel, Dutch for lard or rendered pork fat.
• Settlement February 26, 1763 — the account ran from July 1759 to February 1763 — three and a half years — with Willem Clauw ending up still owing £5:10:10.
• The settlement date of February 1763 connects this account book back to the 1762-63 entries on page 1, confirming the book was in active use across those years.
• The commodity range is now broader — tobacco, butter, milk cow, bread, maize, smoked bacon, lard — painting a vivid picture of the Huyck farm’s mixed production.

Page 4

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Transcription

1759 Sept [?] Johannis Huyck — Dr. a 2 Schep. Corn @ 5/p — £0:10:0 Octo. 9 @ 2 Schep. Do. 5/p — 0:10:0 1760 Febr. 26 @ 2 Schepel Rog p 4/p — 0:8:0 Maert 20 @ 1 Schepel Do. May 3 @ 2 Sch. Octo. 8p — [?]:0:0 May 10 @ ½ Schepel Maeis 3/p — 0:3:6 July @ 2 Schep. Corn @ 5/p — 0:10:0 Augus. 25 @ 2 [Schep.] Do. — 0:10:0 Septe. 24 @ 3 Sche. Do. 5/p @ 3 Sche. Rog p — 1:4:0 Novem. [?] @ 1 vatte koe @ [?] — £6:6: ————— £4:16:6

Translation

1759 September — Johannis Huyck — Debtor 2 schepels corn at 5 shillings — £0:10:0 October 9 — 2 schepels corn at 5 shillings — 0:10:0 1760 February 26 — 2 schepels rye at 4 shillings — 0:8:0 March 20 — 1 schepel rye; May 3 — 2 schepels; October 8p — [?] May 10 — ½ schepel maize at 3 shillings — 0:3:6 July — 2 schepels corn at 5 shillings — 0:10:0 August 25 — 2 schepels corn — 0:10:0 September 24 — 3 schepels corn at 5/; 3 schepels rye — 1:4:0 November — 1 fat cow — £6:6: ————— Total: £4:16:6

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

Commentary

Notes:

• Johannis Huyck — Burger’s son, here as a debtor in his brother’s account book. The brother is supplying his sibling with grain — corn, rye, maize — and a fat cow, suggesting Johannis had his own household and farm operation but was drawing on his brother’s stores.
• “vatte koe” — a fattened cow, at £6:6 the most valuable single item on the page, consistent with the milk cow price on the Clauw account.
• The account runs September 1759 through November 1760 — a full year of grain and livestock transfers between brothers.
• Keeping formal accounts with one’s brother was standard Dutch commercial practice — sentiment and commerce were kept firmly separate.
• The account appears to continue on the next page given the running totals at the bottom.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 5

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Transcription

Johannis Huyck — Dr. van d’Andre Boy — £4:16:6 1763 May 8 @ 2 Sche. Octte 5/p — 00:10:0 a ½ Sche. Bolas Salt — [?] [crossed out entry] Septe. @ 2 Schepel Corn 4/9p — 00:9:6 1763 @ ¼ Barrel Trish 36/p — 00:9:6 May 19 @ 4 lb toback 9/p — 00:3:6 July 23 @ 4 lb Do. 9/p — 00:3:0 Septe. 2 @ 2 Schep. Corn @ 4/p — 00:8:0 Do. 17 @ 6 Schepel Saet Corn 5/p — 01:4:0 Do. 19 @ 2 Schepel Corn 4/p — 0:8:0 Octo. 6 @ 2 Sche. Do. Decemr. 3 @ 4 Sche. haver 2/p — 0:16:0 1764 April 2 @ 2 Schepel Roy 3/6p — 0:4:0 ————— £9:14:6

Translation

Johannis Huyck — Debtor balance forward £4:16:6 1763 May 8 — 2 schepels oats at 5 shillings — 0:10:0 ½ schepel bolted/sifted salt — [?] [crossed out entry] September — 2 schepels corn at 4s 9d — 0:9:6 1763 — ¼ barrel Irish [whiskey/spirits?] at 36 shillings — 0:9:6 May 19 — 4 pounds tobacco at 9d — 0:3:6 July 23 — 4 pounds tobacco at 9d — 0:3:0 September 2 — 2 schepels corn at 4 shillings — 0:8:0 September 17 — 6 schepels seed corn at 5 shillings — 1:4:0 September 19 — 2 schepels corn at 4 shillings — 0:8:0 October 6 — 2 schepels corn; December 3 — 4 schepels oats at 2 shillings — 0:16:0 1764 April 2 — 2 schepels rye at 3s 6d — 0:4:0 ————— Total: £9:14:6

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

Commentary

Notes:

• “Van d’Andre Sey”— almost certainly an abbreviated rendering of “van d’Andere Zijde” — “from the other side” — the standard Dutch bookkeeping carry-forward formula. The writer has compressed Andere to Andre and Zijde to Sey, both entirely consistent with the informal abbreviations common in account books of this period.
• “Saet Corn” — seed corn, distinguished from eating corn — an important agricultural distinction, suggesting Jacobus was supplying his brotherwith seed stock for planting.
• “¼ Barrel Trish” — almost certainly ¼ barrel Irish — Irish whiskey or spirits, a notable commodity appearing in what is otherwise an agricultural account. By the 1760s Irish spirits were common in the Hudson Valley trade.
• “haver” — oats, appearing here for the first time in the account book.
• “Bolas Salt” — possibly bolted salt, a refined salt product.
• The account now spans 1759-1764 — five years of Burger supplying his son with grain, livestock, tobacco, and spirits.
• Running total now £9:14:6 — continuing to grow, suggesting Johannis was consistently drawing on his brother’s stores without fully settling.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 6

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Transcription

Willem Clauw Dr. By afrekening van 2 Blaode te Rug — £5:19:[?] Febrs. 27 @ 5¼ lb Butter 1/6 — 0:3:3 Maert 55 @ 5¾ lb Butter 1/p — 0:5:9 Do. 24 @ 5¾ lb Butter 1/p — 0:5:9 Augus. 5 @ 1 vet Lam 8/ — 0:8:0 Do. 18 @ 2½ lb Russel 6p — 0:1:3 Septe. 29 @ 1 halfs Bout 2/6 — 0:2:6 Octo. 25 @ 2 lb Butter Do. 26 @ 1 lb Do p — 0:3:0 Decem. 10 @ 3 Schepel Corn @ 5/p — 0:15:0 [1762?] 2 @ 3 Schep. Do — 0:15:0 a ½ Bun Raap Gorwe 4/6 — 0:3:6 ————— Siet Op d’Andere Sey — £8:18:1

Translation

Willem Clauw Debtor — By settlement from 2 pages back — £5:19:[?] February 27 — 5¼ pounds butter at 1s 6d — 0:3:3 March 55 — 5¾ pounds butter at 1/ — 0:5:9 Same, 24th — 5¾ pounds butter at 1/ — 0:5:9 August 5 — 1 fat lamb at 8 shillings — 0:8:0 Same, 18th — 2½ pounds reuzel [lard] at 6d — 0:1:3 September 29 — 1 half leg [of meat] at 2s 6d — 0:2:6 October 25 — 2 pounds butter; 26th — 1 pound butter — 0:3:0 December 10 — 3 schepels corn at 5/ — 0:15:0 [1762?] 2nd — 3 schepels corn — 0:15:0 ½ bundle turnip barley [?] at 4s 6d — 0:3:6 ————— See on the other side — £8:18:1

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

Commentary

Notes:

• “Siet Op d’Andere Sey” — “See on the other side” — the carry-forward phrase, now clearly confirming our revised reading of “van d’Andere Zijde” throughout. This is the explicit instruction to turn the page for the continuation.
• “van 2 Blaode te Rug” — “from 2 pages back” — an interesting variation, indicating the balance was carried from two pages earlier rather than the immediately preceding page.
• “vet Lam” — fat/fattened lamb, a new commodity in the account book.
• “halfs Bout” — half a leg of meat, suggesting Jacobus was selling butchered meat cuts as well as live animals.
• “Raap Gorwe” — possibly turnip barley or a root vegetable bundle — an unusual item worth noting.
• “By afrekening” — “by settlement/reckoning” at the top suggests this page opened with a formal accounting moment.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 7

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Transcription

Willem Clauw — Dr. van d’Andere Sey — £8:18:10 1762 Maert 24 Dan met Willem Clauw Af Gerekont is hy Schuldig Gebleven de Som van — £5:16:7 May 26 @ 1 Schep. Maies 4/ — 0:4:0 July 22 @ 2 Schepel Corn Do. 29 @ 1 Sch. Do. — 0:15:0 Octo. 25 @ 2 Schep. Corn @ 2/p — 0:10:0 Novem. 10 @ 2 Schop. Corn Do. decem. 6 @ 2 Sch. Do. 3/ — 1:00:6 1763 May 19 @ 33 lb Rook Speck 9/p — 1:4:9 Do. 25 @ 6½ lb Reusell p — 0:2:7½ Augus. 8 @ 29 lb Rook Speck 9/p — £1:1:9 ————— £6:15:½

Translation

Willem Clauw — Debtor from the other side — £8:18:10 1762 March 24 — then settled with Willem Clauw, he remained indebted the sum of — £5:16:7 May 26 — 1 schepel maize at 4/ — 0:4:0 July 22 — 2 schepels corn; 29th — 1 schepel corn — 0:15:0 October 25 — 2 schepels corn at 2/ — 0:10:0 November 10 — 2 schepels corn; December 6 — 2 schepels corn at 3/ — 1:0:6 1763 May 19 — 33 pounds smoked bacon at 9d — 1:4:9 25th — 6½ pounds lard — 0:2:7½ August 8 — 29 pounds smoked bacon at 9d — 1:1:9 ————— Total: £6:15:½

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

Commentary

Notes:

• “van d’Andere Sey” — now clearly confirmed as our corrected reading throughout.
• Second settlement with Willem Clauw — March 24, 1762, leaving a balance of £5:16:7 still owed, consistent with the earlier settlement note on page 3 which showed £5:10:10 remaining. The slight discrepancy between those two figures suggests either a partial payment was made between settlements or there is a calculation difference worth examining.
• Smoked bacon again in large quantities — 33 and 29 pounds — confirming the Huyck farm’s significant pork-curing operation.
• The account continues to grow despite periodic settlements, suggesting Willem Clauw was a regular customer who consistently bought more than he paid.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 8

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Transcription

Willem Clauw — Dr. 1763 van d’Andere Sey — £6:15:2½ Augus. 19 @ 19 lb Rook Speck 9p — 0:14:3 Septe. 2 @ 18½ lb Rook Speck 9p — 0:11:7½ Do. 27 @ 11 lb Do. 9p — 0:8:3 £1:9:4 [subtotal, crossed out with X] —————————— 1764 Maert 22 Op Nu Do. @ 1 Schepel Mais 3/ — £0:3:0 April 25 @ 2 Schep. Blas Saet 3/6p — 0:4:0 [?] @ 2 Schep. blas Saet — 0:14:0 Sept. 18 @ 4 Schep. Corn @ 4/ — 1:4:0 Do. 24 @ 10 lb Wol 2/p Octo. 25 @ 8 lb Ongel 6p — 0:16:4 Octo. 30 @ 2 Schep. Corn Novem. 13 @ 2 Sche. Do. 4/ — 0:16:4 Novem. 29 @ 4 lb Blas 1/p Decem. 3 @ 5 Sche. Corn 4/p — 1:7:5 1765 Januor. 20 @ 2 Schep. Corn 4/5p — 0:8:2 ————— Siet op d’Andere Sey — £4:13:11

Translation

Willem Clauw — Debtor 1763 from the other side — £6:15:2½ August 19 — 19 pounds smoked bacon at 9d — 0:14:3 September 2 — 18½ pounds smoked bacon at 9d — 0:11:7½ 27th — 11 pounds smoked bacon at 9d — 0:8:3 [£1:9:4 — settled, crossed out] —————————— 1764 March 22 — New account: 1 schepel maize at 3/ — 0:3:0 April 25 — 2 schepels flax seed at 3s 6d — 0:4:0 [?] — 2 schepels flax seed — 0:14:0 September 18 — 4 schepels corn at 4/ — 1:4:0 24th — 10 pounds wool at 2/; October 25 — 8 pounds tallow at 6d — 0:16:4 October 30 — 2 schepels corn; November 13 — 2 schepels corn at 4/ — 0:16:4 November 29 — 4 pounds flax at 1/; December 3 — 5 schepels corn at 4/ — 1:7:5 1765 January 20 — 2 schepels corn at 4s 5d — 0:8:2 ————— See on the other side — £4:13:11

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

Commentary

Notes:

• The X cancellation across the 1763 entries confirms that portion was settled — consistent with the February 1763 settlement noted on page 3.
• “Op Nu” — “new account” — marking a fresh start after settlement in March 1764.
• New commodities appear — wool (10 pounds), tallow/ongel (8 pounds), and flax seed (blas saet) — broadening our picture of the Huyck farm’s production significantly. Wool suggests sheep farming, tallow suggests cattle or sheep rendering, and flax seed points to linen production.
• The Willem Clauw account now spans 1759-1765 — six years of continuous trading — making it the longest running account in the book so far.
• “Blas Saet” — flax seed, used both for linseed oil production and for planting flax for linen fiber.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 9

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Transcription

Willem Clauw Dr. van de Andere Sey — £4:13:11 1765 Maert 13 @ 1 Brim Raap Gorve 3/ — 0:3:0 Do. 14 @ 2 Schepel Corn April 24 @ 1 Sche. Blas Saet 4/ — 0:15:2 May 14 @ ½ Sche. Maies 1/6 — 0:1:6 June 27 @ 2 Schepel Corn @ 4/5p — 0:8:2 July 6 @ 1 Schepel Maies 4/ — 0:4:0 Do. 24 @ 8 Schepel Corn 4/6p — 1:16:0 Sept. [?] @ 1 lb hagol 8/ — 0:00:8 Octo. 5 @ 2 Sche. Corn 4/ — 0:8:1 Do. 12 @ 3 lb Wol 2/p — 0:6:0 ————— 1765 Decem. 6 Dan met Willem Clauw £8:16:6 Afgerekent is hy Schuldig Gebleven de de Som van — £3:9:6 [large X cancellation] met 4 blade vora

Translation

Willem Clauw Debtor from the other side — £4:13:11 1765 March 13 — 1 bundle turnip barley at 3/ — 0:3:0 14th — 2 schepels corn; April 24 — 1 schepel flax seed at 4/ — 0:15:2 May 14 — ½ schepel maize at 1s 6d — 0:1:6 June 27 — 2 schepels corn at 4s 5d — 0:8:2 July 6 — 1 schepel maize at 4/ — 0:4:0 24th — 8 schepels corn at 4s 6d — 1:16:0 September — 1 lb shot at 8/ — 0:00:8 October 5 — 2 schepels corn at 4/ — 0:8:1 12th — 3 pounds wool at 2/ — 0:6:0 ————— 1765, December 6 — then settled with Willem Clauw, £8:16:6 he remained indebted the sum of — £3:9:6 [cancelled with X] with 4 pages before

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

Commentary

Notes:

• Final settlement December 6, 1765 — the Willem Clauw account ran from July 1759 to December 1765 — six and a half years — one of the longest running accounts in the book.
• “met 4 blade vora” — “with 4 pages before” — a bookkeeping cross-reference noting that this account spanned four previous pages, confirming our count of pages 2 through 9 for the Clauw account.
• £3:9:6 still owed at final settlement — Willem Clauw consistently owed money throughout, never fully clearing his debt despite multiple partial settlements.
• “hagol” — lead shot used for pest control to protect grain stores and poultry from foxes, raccoons, birds, and for hunting.
• The large X cancellation marks the account as fully closed in the book’s records, even though Clauw still owed £3:9:6 — suggesting that balance was either forgiven, paid in cash, or carried elsewhere.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Page 10

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Transcription

1764 April 24 Burger Huyck — Dr. a 2 Sche. Octe [?] — £0:8:0 Decem. 27 @ ¼ Barrel [?] 1765 Jan. 23 @ [?] lb Blas [?] — 11:0 1765 @ 19 Barke 16/ — 0:16:0 July 31 @ 2 lb Hagol 5p — 0:1:4 Augus. 3 @ 6 Schepel Corn @ — 1:4:6 ————— [subtotal: 3:00:10 — crossed out with X] —————————— 1766 April 5 Op Nu Dr. @ 1 Bim Claap Gorve 3/ — £0:3:6 1767 April 18 @ vin Schaap Geven — 0:3:0 Do. 25 @ Hay Voot 16 — 0:16:0 @ 2 Schepel Coorn @ — 0:10:6 July 6 @ 2 Schepel Coorn @ — 0:10:6 ————— Total: 2:3:0

Translation

1764 April 24 — Burger Huyck — Debtor 2 schepels oats — £0:8:0 December 27 — ¼ barrel [cider/spirits?]; 1765 January 23 — [?] pounds flax — 11:0 1765 — 19 [?] at 16/ — 0:16:0 July 31 — 2 pounds shot at 5d — 0:1:4 August 3 — 6 schepels corn — 1:4:6 ————— [subtotal: 3:00:10] [settled, crossed out] —————————— 1766 April 5 — New account: 1 bundle turnip barley at 3/ — 0:3:6 1767 [?] — April 18 — @ sheep given — 0:3:0 25th — hay, 16 [bundles?] — 0:16:0 @ 2 schepels corn — 0:10:6 July 6 — 2 schepels corn — 0:10:6 ————— Total: 2:3:0

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

Commentary

Notes:

• Burger Huyck as debtor — this is striking. This page strongly suggests the account book was kept by one of Burger’s sons, with Burger himself as one of the trading partners. (The keeper of this account book is most likely his son Jacobus; his son Johannis is a debtor herein and Jacobus' wife, Elizabeth, took over the accounting after Jacobus' death in 1773. See BH024, 769-1775, Account Book of Elizabeth Huyck - 30 Pages. jhc)
• “Hagol” — almost certainly shot for a firearm — small lead pellets sold by the pound, a common commodity in rural colonial commerce.
• “Schaap Geven” — “a sheep given” — an in-kind transaction, a sheep transferred as payment or gift.
• “Hay Vot” — hay by the bundle or load, another agricultural commodity new to the account book.
• The X cancellation on the 1764-65 entries confirms settlement, with a new account opening in 1766.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-02 - jhc

Metadata

Document: BH105_Pg_1-10

Date: 1759-1766

Language: Dutch

Type: Account, Ledger

Subject: Commerce, Agriculture

Principals: Willem Clauw, Johannis Huyck, Burger Huyck Jr, Jacobus Huyck

Other Persons Mentioned: None

Places Mentioned: None

Persons Mentioned in the Ledger, with page links

• Clauw, Burger ~ pg 30, 31
• Clauw, Hendrick ~ pg 38
• Clauw, Johannis ~ pg 32
• Clauw, Willem ~ pg 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 19
• de Goljor, James ~ pg 24, 25, 26
• Ducolon, Claude ~ pg 20
• Gardenier, Jacob Hend. ~ pg 21
• Goes, Michiel ~ pg 31
• Goolden, James ~ pg 24
• Huyck, Andries Johs. ~ pg 32
• Huyck, Arent ~ pg 37
• Huyck, Burger Jr. ~ pg 1, 10, 11
• Huyck, Burger, son of Jacobus ~ pg 37
• Huyck, Elizabeth ~ pg 44
• Huyck, Jacobus ~ pg 37
• Huyck, Johannis ~ pg 4, 5, 13
• Huyck, Margarette ~ pg 44
• Quackenbush, Adriaen ~ pg 22
• Rous, Johannis ~ pg 23
• Thomas, Ezechiel ~ pg 30
• Van den Berg, Willem ~ pg 18
• Valkenburgh, Johannis Johs. ~ pg 36, 37
• Vosburgh, Marten ~ pg 34, 35
• Vosburgh, Peter ~ pg 12, 14
• Wieler, Hendrick ~ pg 28, 29, 32

— page revised 2026-06-01 - jhc

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