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Description
A copy of A.C.V.R.'s petition for citizenship in typescript; a copy of the certificate that A.C.V.R. filed for citizenship, dated October 11, 1852; and a quote of Henry Griffin about the application of the colonists for citizenship, quoted from the historical souvenir of the 60th anniversary celebration of Zeeland, Michigan, August 7, 1907.
Date
4-6-1847
Source
The original documents are held in the Holland Museum.
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 Holland Museum.
Recommended Citation
Allegan County, "Copy of A. C. Van Raalte's Petition for Citizenship" (1847). Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849. 106.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1840s/106
Notes
Description of the document and reference to the Holland Museum 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.