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Description
A letter of Albertus C. Van Raalte to Paulus den Bleyker, of Kalamazoo, concerning money and business matters again. Apparently V.R. is trying to get den Bleyker to invest in the Colony because V.R. is "convinced that your capital can be doubled..." Land that borders the lake is very valuable, V.R. believes. These matters must be kept secret, however.
Date
1-22-1851
City
Holland Ottawa Mich[igan]
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.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, A. C.; Dekker, Elisabeth; and Kennedy, Simone, "Letter from A. C. Van Raalte to Paulus Den Bleyker" (1851). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 461.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/461
Notes
In Dutch; translation by Elisabeth Dekker. Transcription and translation by Simone Kennedy, 26 June 2002.
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.