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Description
Van Raalte wrote a very warm and personal letter to his daughter, Christina Van Raalte Gilmore. He writes about his deceased wife very warmly to his daughter after whom she was named. Van Raalte expressed appreciation for the letter from his grandson, little William Gilmore. The Gilmores were now living in Spring Lake, Illinois, where Rev. Gilmore was serving the Reformed Church.
Date
4-1875
City
Holland, Michigan
Source
The original documents are held by Charles Vander Broek.
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 Charles Vander Broek.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, A. C. and Kennedy, Nella, "Letter from A. C. Van Raalte to His Daughter, Christina Van Raalte Gilmore" (1875). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 222.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/222
Notes
Transcription and translation by Nella Kennedy, January, 2015.
Description of the document and reference to Charles Vander Broek 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.