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A news item appeared in the Leeuwa[arden/ Courant that reported on the departure of three groups of emigrants for America. The pastor of the Ommen congregation, Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, (and his group) left Rotterdam on the 24th/
Date
9-29-1846
City
Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
Source
Leeuwa[arden?] Courant
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, Nella, "News Item from the Leeuwan[arden]? Courant" (1846). Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849. 245.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1840s/245
Notes
In Dutch; translation by Nella Kennedy, February, 2010.
Description of the document 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.