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A draft of a letter to Governor Bingham of the State of Michigan from the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, concerning the Holland Harbor. The lighthouse is not yet built; unfinished piers are at the mercy of the storms. He recognizes the present financial crisis. Van Raalte proposes levying a 1% tax on the land of the town and township.

Date

12-3-1857

City

Holland Ottawa Michigan

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.

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.

Draft of a Letter from Albertus C. Van Raalte to Governor Bingham of the State of Michigan

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