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Description
A letter of Albertus C. Van Raalte to Paulus den Bleyker, stating that he, VR, could understand why the Kalamazoo people were working diligently to keep the den Bleykers in Kalamazoo. Den Bleyker appears to be interested in building a grist mill and sawmill in the Colony. VR wrote about these projects at length.
Date
6-3-1851
City
Holland, [Michigan]
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, Nella, "Letter from A. C. Van Raalte to Paulus Den Bleyker" (1851). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 468.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/468
Notes
In Dutch ; translation by Elisabeth Dekker. Retranslated by Nella Kenendy, April 2003
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.