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Description
A letter of J. Brinks, writing at the request of Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte, to his friend, J. J. van Heulen, the Netherlands, "concerning conditions and opportunities here in Virginia." The letter is very positive about the Amelia colony.
Date
3-20-1871
City
Amelia Courthouse, 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
Brinks, J. and Vander Werf, Seth, "A Letter of J. Brinks, Writing at the Request of Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte, to His Friend, J. J. van Heulen" (1871). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 41.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/41
Notes
Translation by Seth Vander Werf.
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.