Title
Letter by the "Inhabitants of Kalamazoo" Published in De Sheboygan Niemvsbode
Files
Description
A letter signed by "The Inhabitants of Kalamazoo" and published in De Sheboygan Niemvsbode, July 11, 1854, saying that life in Kalamazoo was much better than in the Holland Colony. This letter was written in response to one written by A. Steketee, on June 14, 1854, and published in De Hollander. Steketee claims that life in the Holland settlement is good and does not feel it fair to criticize the colony.
Date
7-11-1854
City
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Source
Unknown
Recommended Citation
"The Inhabitants of Kalamazoo", "Letter by the "Inhabitants of Kalamazoo" Published in De Sheboygan Niemvsbode" (1854). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 480.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/480
Notes
Description of the document 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.