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A letter of A. C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps, responding to Phelps' request that he accept an appointment by the Council to raise funds for the endowment. A.C.V.R. is reluctant, however, to leave "the Virginia Settlement." It would cause disappointment there and besides "I consider it to be my missionary work which I am not allowed to part with."
Date
7-15-1869
City
Amelia C. H., Va.
Source
The original documents are held in The Joint Archives of Holland.
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 Joint Archives of Holland.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, A. C., "A Letter of A. C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps" (1869). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 512.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/512
Notes
Description of the document and reference to The Joint Archives of Holland 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.