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Rev. Albertus Van Raalte and his wife, Christina, conveyed lots one, two, fifteen and sixteen in block forty one in the Village of Holland to the consistory of the First Reformed Church for the price of one dollar according to this indenture. Along with this document are excerpts from the minutes of various meetings of the consistory of the First Reformed Church.
Date
2-7-1852
City
Holland, Michigan
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
"Indenture - Rev. Albertus Van Raalte and His Wife, Christina, Conveyed Lots One, Two, Fifteen and Sixteen in Block Forty One in the Village of Holland to the Consistory of the First Reformed Church for the Price of One Dollar. This File Also Includes Excerpts from the Minutes of Various Meetings of the Consistory of the First Reformed Church." (1852). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 223.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/223
Notes
The indenture is in typescipt and English; the excerpts are in Dutch and not in translation. But see the consistory meeting dates's files for the translations of these minutes. E.g. see the file for the minutes of 28 July 1868 for the full translation of the consistory minutes of the First Reformed Church.
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.