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Description
On this date, Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte purchased land that was sold for back taxes. For thirty acres of land, he paid $7.58 and for a ten acre plot, he paid $2.48.
Date
10-24-1853
City
Ottawa County, Michigan
Source
Courtesy, Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History
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 Western Michigan University Archives.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, A. C., "On This Date, Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte Purchased Land That Was Sold for Back Taxes" (1853). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 388.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/388
Notes
Description of the document and reference to Western Michigan University Archives 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.