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Description
Albertus C. Van Raalte wrote this letter to his daughter, Christina, hoping to convince her that she should come to Amelia in order to help set up a home for her parents. He is aware that she will be marrying William Gilmore, which she does in 1869.
Date
10-19-1868
City
Amelia, Virginia
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. and Rowan, Joseph, "Albertus C. Van Raalte Wrote This Letter to His Daughter, Christina" (1868). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 484.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/484
Notes
In Dutch. Translation by Joseph Rowan, 1941.
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.