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Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte wrote a long letter on this date [although the final number is not too clear] to his brother-in-law and wife in the Netherlands, Rev. and Mrs. Anthony Brummelkamp. V.R. is very open with his brother-in-law who is also his personal friend. V.R. reported that a young man by the name of [John H.] Karsten is interested in doing missionary work. V.R. would like to know more about David Livingstone's missionary endeavors in Africa. Would Brummelkamp send him such information? V.R. reports on many matters including the health of Pieter J. Oggel and that Mrs. Van Raalte is cleaning house! V.R.'s letters to Brummelkamp are valuable because V.R. opens his heart to this friend as almost to no one else.
Date
5-22-1863
City
Holland, Michigan
Source
The original documents are held in the Albertus C. Van Raalte Collection (M300) or the Dirk B.K. Van Raalte Collection (M301) in Heritage Hall, Hekman Library, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI. The Van Raalte material in Heritage Hall has since been reorganized.
https://archives.calvin.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=264&q=
https://archives.calvin.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=262&q=
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 Heritage Hall at Calvin University. Contact the Curator at Heritage Hall.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, A. C. and Kennedy, Nella, "Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte Wrote a Long Letter to His Brother-in-Law and Wife in the Netherlands, Rev. and Mrs. Anthony Brummelkamp" (1863). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 172.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/172
Notes
In Dutch; translated by ??
Description of the document and reference to the collection at Calvin College 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.