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Description
Dr. and Mrs. Albertus C. Van Raalte received a letter from their son, Ben. He reported how brother, Dirk, and he were faring in the army. He was helpful in building a better housing situation for his tent buddies and himself.
Date
11-10-1862
City
Louisville, Kentucky
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, Ben; Jalving, Clarence; and Kennedy, Nella, "Dr. and Mrs. Albertus C. Van Raalte Received a Letter from Their Son, Ben" (1862). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 138.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/138
Notes
In Dutch; translation by Clarence Jalving. A transcription and retranslation was made by Nella Kennedy, January, 2007.
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.