The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH107
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1786-08-31 Judgement, Aron Huyck against Samuel Howe for a Small Sum
Found in favor of Aron Huyck for the sum of Ł3:9:11.
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Transcription
Obverse
Aron Huyck — | In an - | {upper right corner of page missing} agst — — — — | Case — | {upper right corner of page missing} Samuel Howe | produc | {upper right corner of page missing} 31st August — | it app - | {upper right corner of page missing} 1780 — — — — |due to the Plaintiff from the Def't — — — — — — | for the Sum of - - - - -£3:9:11 for which Sum I Entered Judgement against the defendant in favour of the plaintiff with Costs of Suit ~
A True Copy of my Records Jas. V. Alen Justice
Reverse
Adjorned{sic} to the 3 May 10 oClock
Commentary
Notes:
- Arent Huyck vs. Samuel Howe — a legal action in which Arent Huyck (spelled Aron here) is the plaintiff and Samuel Howe the defendant. Arent is now acting independently in his own name — born 1761, he would be 25 years old in August 1786, well past his majority.
- £3:9:11 — a modest sum, consistent with a small debt action rather than a major commercial dispute. The kind of case regularly heard before a Justice of the Peace rather than a higher court.
- “Jas. V. Alen Justice” — a member of the prominent Van Alen family of Kinderhook, acting as Justice of the Peace. The Van Alen family appears throughout this archive — Peter Van Alen was one of the 1731 patent partners.
- “A True Copy of my Records” — a certified copy of the court record, issued to Arent as evidence of the judgment in his favor.
- 1786 — the first document in the archive clearly dated after the Revolutionary War, now in the new United States. The legal framework has changed — Justice of the Peace courts continuing much as before, but under state rather than colonial authority.
- Samuel Howe — a new name, the defendant. English surname, consistent with the post-war demographic of Columbia County.
This document marks the beginning of Arent Huyck’s generation as the active principal in the archive — the child whose school attendance Elizabeth recorded so carefully in 1769-1771 is now a young man pursuing his own legal actions. The archive is entering its next chapter.
— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-08 - jhc
Metadata
Document: BH107
Date: 1786-08-31
Language: English
Type: Legal document
Subject: Legal proceeding
Principals: Aron Huyck, Samuel Howe, Jas. V. Alen, Justice
Places Mentioned: None
— page revised 2026-06-14 - jhc
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