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Description
A letter of A.C.V.R. to son, D.B.K, about an immigrant apparently who felt that the Colony had an obligation to provide work. A.C.V.R. makes it clear that such is not the case. "Do not impute such brainless foolishness to me."
Date
1-10-1874
City
Spring Lake, Manito P.O., Illinois
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=
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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., "A Letter of A. C .V. R. to Son, D. B. K." (1874). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 187.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/187
Notes
Translated [translator did not translate some passages which he was unable to understand; DBK is also referred to as DBR].
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.