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A letter of E. C. Southworth to Governor E. Ransom. The writer says that "believing thus Mr. Littlejohn bill for appropriation of Land for the benefit of the Holland Colony will receive that attention at the hands of the Legislature which we in this part of the state think it merits and thus a commissioner will be appointed to cary [sic] out the design of the law. I would respectfully solicit the appointment to that office if it can be done consistiently [sic] with your feelings and with a view to the public good,..."
Date
1-30-1848
City
Allegan, Michigan
Source
The original documents are held in the Archives of Michigan.
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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 Archives of Michigan.
Recommended Citation
Southworth, E. C., "Letter from E. C. Southworth to Governor E. Ransom" (1848). Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849. 186.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1840s/186
Notes
Description of the document and reference to the Archives of Michigan.
Description of the document and reference to the Archives of Michigan 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.