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Description
A letter of Albertus C. Van Raalte to his wife, Christina, written while he is attending a classis meeting in Groningen. Along with the meeting, he is attending to other duties although he would rather be home and working in his own congregations. In his letter he refers to the Rev. Hendrik de Cock and his wife with whom he seems to be on very good terms. Rev. de Cock was the primary leader of the Afscheiding.
Date
10-26-1837
City
Groningen, the Netherlands
Source
The original documents are held in The Joint Archives of Holland.
Rights
This digitized material is intended for personal research/study only. The original documents may not be reproduced for commercial use in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from The Joint Archives of Holland.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, Albertus C. and Kennedy, Simone, "Letter from A. C. Van Raalte to Christina de Moen Van Raalte" (1837). Van Raalte Papers: 1830-1839. 67.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1830s/67
Notes
In Dutch; translated by Simone Kennedy.
Description of the document and reference to The Joint Archives of Holland by Dr. Elton J. Bruins.
About the collection:
Elton J. Bruins, long-time professor in the Department of Religion at Hope College, spent years collecting documents by and about Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland, Michigan and early patron of Hope College. Documents were gathered from dozens of public and private collections, making a nearly exhaustive collection of Van Raalte's writings and reflections. It is these documents that make up the "Van Raalte Papers."
Digitizing the Van Raalte papers was supported by the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. The project was done in partnership with Heritage Hall at Calvin University, which also digitized its Van Raalte collections.