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Minutes Of The "Volksvergaderingen", Barabra Lampen Oct 1848

Minutes Of The "Volksvergaderingen", Barabra Lampen

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

The first Volksvergadering, convened on October 11, 1848, at the home of Walvoord.

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Letter Of Henry Griffin, The County Clerk, Reported He Met With About 300 Hollanders, Henry Griffin Jul 1848

Letter Of Henry Griffin, The County Clerk, Reported He Met With About 300 Hollanders, Henry Griffin

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

The letter of Henry Griffen, county clerk, reporting that he met with about 300 Hollanders who declared their intention to become citizens. The average age was thirty-five. Griffenwas impressed that only six persons had to make a mark because they could not sign their names. He made three stops: Holland City, Zeeland village and "Staatsland" [Drenthe]. He mentions what land is now in possesion of the Hollanders including land purchased from the Indians for $5 an acre. Some of this land had been cleared. Many farms had five to ten acres in crops such as corn and potatoes. Some farmers …

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A Letter To The Editor Of A Grand Haven Newspaper From H. Griffin, H. Griffin Jul 1848

A Letter To The Editor Of A Grand Haven Newspaper From H. Griffin, H. Griffin

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter to the Editor of a Grand Haven ? newspaper from H. Griffin. Much information about De Kolonie. "About 300 of these people have filed in my office the report and declaration of intention to become citizens of the United States, ..."

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Letter From Albertus C. Van Raalte To Theodore Romeyn, Albertus C. Van Raalte May 1848

Letter From Albertus C. Van Raalte To Theodore Romeyn, Albertus C. Van Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Albertus C. Van Raalte to Theodore Romeyn, of Detroit, in which Van Raalte expresses regret that now "you are gone." The letter implies that Romeyn has left Detroit. V.R. remembers fondly the hospitality of Romeyn when V.R. and his wife were there. V.R. particularly thanked Romeyn for the part he played in the decision to stay in Michigan and settle in western Michigan.

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Letter From Albertus C. Van Raalte To John Ball, Albertus C. Van Raalte Apr 1848

Letter From Albertus C. Van Raalte To John Ball, Albertus C. Van Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of A.C.V.R. to John Ball, Grand Rapids, on business matters. In only a year after the founding of the Colony, A.C.V.R. is able to conduct some business matters in the English language and able to write in English.

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Pamphlet "Eene Stem Uit Pella", Hendrik P. Scholte Dec 1847

Pamphlet "Eene Stem Uit Pella", Hendrik P. Scholte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A pamphlet by Hendrik P. Scholte, entitled, Eene Stemuit Pella, Amsterdam, Hoogkamer & Company, 63 pp. The appendices include: The Christian Intelligencer note regarding the settlement in Michigan under A. C. Van Raalte; in the same publication, a note from the Classis of Illinois which wants to help the large number of Dutch immigrants coming to the Middle West; notes from a letter of Rev. Thomas De Witt, of New York, January 27, 1848, to Scholte; an Act of the Iowa Legislature, authorizing elections in the Township of Lake Prairie [where Pella is located?], Jan. 22, 1848; a map of …

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Letter From Cornelia Maaike Van Malsen Vander Luister To Her Parents, Brothers, And Sister, Cornelia Maaike Van Malsen Vander Luister Dec 1847

Letter From Cornelia Maaike Van Malsen Vander Luister To Her Parents, Brothers, And Sister, Cornelia Maaike Van Malsen Vander Luister

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Cornelia Maaike van Malsen Vande Luister [she had been married to Jannis Vande Luister on September 11 by Albertus C. Van Raalte] to her parents, brothers, and sister, about many family matters because she had heard from her parents on November 12. She then gave a report on life in the Van Raalte family: I am still in the household of Rev. Van Raalte but am going to my own house this week. The pastor and his wife are my dear friends; we have very much in common. The Lord grant that I may find grace in …

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Letter From Albertus C. Van Raalte To Mr. [H] Pennoyer, Van Raalte Nov 1847

Letter From Albertus C. Van Raalte To Mr. [H] Pennoyer, Van Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte to Mr. [Hi Pennoyer of Grand Haven requesting him to contact the owner of land which some of the immigrants would like to buy.

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Letter From Cornelius Vander Meulen To His Friends In The Netherlands, Cornelius Vander Meulen, Hebry Ten Hoor Oct 1847

Letter From Cornelius Vander Meulen To His Friends In The Netherlands, Cornelius Vander Meulen, Hebry Ten Hoor

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

On this date, Rev. Cornelius Vander Meulen wrote to his friends in the Netherlands to give them a report about his settling in the Holland Colony in Michigan. He left the Netherlands on 27 May and arrived in New York 2 July. He estimated there were already 2000 persons in the Colony. Conditions were difficult causing sickness and death but his family was doing well. His congregation was worshipping in the open air. He was so pleased that the acrimony in the Netherlands was not evident in the Colony. The letter is very informative about the early days of the …

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The Rev. A. C. Van Raalte Account With The Henry D. Post's Store In The Colony, A. C. Van Raalte Sep 1847

The Rev. A. C. Van Raalte Account With The Henry D. Post's Store In The Colony, A. C. Van Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

The Rev. A. C. Van Raalte account with the Henry D. Post's Store in the Colony 15 pages; the account list many purchases by A.C.V.R. and provides a detailed record of his business affairs; the store was a general store: food, clothing, furniture, etc. There are postage charges also. A.C.V.R. ran up considerable charges and then give Post funds in amounts of $1,300 for instance.

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A. C. Van Raalte Account List, A. C. Van Raalte, Henry Ten Hoor Sep 1847

A. C. Van Raalte Account List, A. C. Van Raalte, Henry Ten Hoor

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

The Rev. A. C. Van Raalte account with the Henry D. Post's Store in the Colony 15 pages; the account list many purchases by A.C.V.R. and provides a detailed record of his business affairs; the store Was a general store: food, clothing, furniture, etc. There are postage charges also. A.C.V.R. ran up considerable charges and then give Post funds in amounts of $1,300 for instance.

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Letter From George N. Smith To William A. Richard, George N. Smith Aug 1847

Letter From George N. Smith To William A. Richard, George N. Smith

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

In his annual report to William A. Richmond, Acting Superintendent [of] Indian Affairs, Rev. George N. Smith reported that the Dutch colony was afflicted with small pox. "The colony now numbers about 1,500; what its influence will be on our mission the future must determine; we hope it may be good eventually, but the Indians were not prepared to defend their fields against the large numbers of cattle and hogs the Dutch are bringing in, especially as they have to be absent, and cannot watch them. Considerable damage is already done, but the farmer [Isaac Fairbanks/ is making vigorous efforts …

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Letter From Cornelis Van Malsen To His Family And Relatives, Cornelius Van Malsen Jul 1847

Letter From Cornelis Van Malsen To His Family And Relatives, Cornelius Van Malsen

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Cornelis van Malsen to his family and relatives, telling them about the safe arrival in America. The ocean trip took thirty-three days, a fact which his sister had not related. When they left Vlissingen on May 4, "We estimated that about a thousand emigrants left Vlissingen with us." p. 39. They arrived in New York June 6. They reached Holland June 26. As for finding work, "Yesterday we sent a group of laborers and servant girls to the little city of Kalamazoo and there they were received with open arms." p. 42. He adds, "Rev. Van Raalte …

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Letter From C. M. Van Malsen To Her Parents, C. M. Van Malsen Jul 1847

Letter From C. M. Van Malsen To Her Parents, C. M. Van Malsen

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of C. M. van Malsen to her parents in the Netherlands reporting on the trip to America made by her brother, Cornelis, and herself. Their ship left port on May 4. She does not say on what date they arrived in New York but it took 20 days to get from New York to Holland, Michigan. "We are now at our destination, a colony which numbers about a thousand people. You can imagine that we endure many hardships in a wild forest. Many are living in log houses but many still find themselves in huts made of foliage. …

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Letter From John R. Kellogg To The Rev. J. C. Brigham, John R. Kellogg Jun 1847

Letter From John R. Kellogg To The Rev. J. C. Brigham, John R. Kellogg

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter from John R. Kellogg, a member of the Executive Committee of the Allegan County Bible Society, to the Rev. J. C. Brigham, Secretary of the American Bible Society, requesting Bibles from the society because in reading the Dutch/English scriptures which the society distributes, proved to be the "most ready, easy and instructive" means of helping the followers of Albertus C. Van Raalte in learning the English language. Many of the immigrants are able to pay for the scriptures from the society, but others are not. Therefore, Kellogg is asking for help from the society. The followers of Van …

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Letter From Hendrik P. Scholte To A Mr. J. Hospers, Hendrik P. Scholte, Walter Lagerwey Jun 1847

Letter From Hendrik P. Scholte To A Mr. J. Hospers, Hendrik P. Scholte, Walter Lagerwey

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Rev. Hendrik P. Scholte to a Mr. J. Hospers at Hoog Blokland, the Netherlands, saying that Albertus C. Van Raalte made an unfortunate choice by going to Michigan. "In his efforts to get people to go there van Raalte has already become thoroughly American." Scholte also said: "The Dutch Reformed [Church] have been after me to join their Synod. I told them that I was not so inclined, because I cannot agree with the Synodical system. I think van Raalte will. In that case he will very likely receive an annual stipend of $100."

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Letter From Van Raalte To "To The Merchants In Lumber On The Kalamazoo River", Van Raalte Jun 1847

Letter From Van Raalte To "To The Merchants In Lumber On The Kalamazoo River", Van Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Van Raalte -To the Merchants in lumber on the Kalamazoo River," stating that a Mr. Hesselink is dealing with them on his behalf. A.C.V.R. is writing in English. He is concerned to get the cheapest rate.

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Article "Emigration From Holland, And Its Cause, The Denial Of Religious Liberty And Education" Jun 1847

Article "Emigration From Holland, And Its Cause, The Denial Of Religious Liberty And Education"

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

An article, entitled, "Emigration From Holland, and Its cause, the denial of religious liberty and education," originally printed in the London Patriot, and reprinted in the Christian Intelligencer, June 3, 1847, pp. 185-86 and June 10, 1847, p. 189 The author is not given but indicates a personal knowledge of H. P. Scholte and his work. "The three following, are the principal reasons alleged for their [the Separatists] bidding adieu to their fatherland. 1. The extreme poverty and suffering of the lower classes, and the wasting away of the middle class of society. 2. The want of religious liberty. 3. …

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Letter From Thomas De Witt To Rev. Elias Heiner, Thomas De Witt May 1847

Letter From Thomas De Witt To Rev. Elias Heiner, Thomas De Witt

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Thomas De Witt, a pastor in the Collegiate Church to a Rev. Elias Heiner of Baltimore "per Rev. H. P. Scholte" [which may account for the fact that the letter stayed in Pella], to whom De Witt commends Scholte and the need of his people. "The expected emigrants from Holland" are coming into the Baltimore harbor, I assume.

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Letter From Auguste Duryee To The Honorable Judge Van De Poel, Auguste Duryee Apr 1847

Letter From Auguste Duryee To The Honorable Judge Van De Poel, Auguste Duryee

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter written by an Auguste Duryee, an American ambassador or charge' d' affaires in the Netherlands, to the Honorable Judge Van dePoel: "In consequence of some restraints in the full enjoyment of their religious faith and worship, the Reverend Doctor Scholten[sic], accompanied by most of his congregation, belonging to a Sect called here, Separatists, of wich [sic] he is, at the same time, the founder and the Apostle, have left Holland to seek, in our Republic that unlimited freedom, both of faith and of mode of worship, which [sic] the[y] have long desired in vain....The emigrants whom Doctr. Scholten …

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Record Of Van Raalte Purchased 4,273 Of Various Types Of Lumber, A. C. Van Raalte Feb 1847

Record Of Van Raalte Purchased 4,273 Of Various Types Of Lumber, A. C. Van Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A record produced by Isaac Fairbanks stating that Van Raalte purchased 4,273 feet of various types of lumber from Macksanby for the amount of $29.90. Final payment was recorded on May 24 by George N. Smith.

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Letter From Thomas De Witt To Hendrik P. Scholte, Thomas De Witt, Nella Kennedy Feb 1847

Letter From Thomas De Witt To Hendrik P. Scholte, Thomas De Witt, Nella Kennedy

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

In a very informative letter, Dr. Thomas De Witt, a pastor in the Collegiate Church, wrote about Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte to Rev. Hendrik P. Scholte. De Witt has received Scholte's letters of January 11 and 22. The books which De Witt had shipped to Scholte had still not arrived in the Netherlands and before Scholte would leave for America about 1 April. De Witt again deplores the arrival of so many immigrants that winter. He and the society have done much to help them in the difficulties they faced in the new world. De Witt reported that he …

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Letter From Hendrik Barendregt To Albertus C. Van Raalte, Hendrik Barendregt, Nella Kennedy, Simone Kennedy Feb 1847

Letter From Hendrik Barendregt To Albertus C. Van Raalte, Hendrik Barendregt, Nella Kennedy, Simone Kennedy

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter from Hendrik Barendregt to Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte in which he discusses the financial needs of Dutch immigrants in St. Louis. [Barendregt went to Pella; he had been sent to America by the Utrecht Association.]

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Meeting Minutes Of The Committee In Detroit, S. Conant, N. A. Balch Jan 1847

Meeting Minutes Of The Committee In Detroit, S. Conant, N. A. Balch

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

Minutes of the committee in Detroit, which was organized to support Albertus C. Van Raalte and his people in making a settlement in Michigan. The meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church. Seven people were appointed to the committee: Theodore Romeyn, Shubael Conant, Rev. George Duffield, E. C. Seaman, A. S. Porter, E. P. Hastings, and J. W. Brooks. Other people in the state were designated to assist Van Raalte as needed such as Rev. O. P. Hoyt, the Hon. N. A. Balch, of the Senate, in Kalamazoo; George Young in Grand Rapids; Rev. Wm. M. Ferry and Henry Pennoyer …

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Essay Entitled, "Landverhuizing," In De Reformatie Dec 1846

Essay Entitled, "Landverhuizing," In De Reformatie

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

An essay, entitled, "Landverhuizing," was published in De Reformatie, Tijdschriftter Bevordering van Gods Koningrijk in Nederland, 3deSerie, IIIde Deel, Amsterdam: Hoogkamer & Compe, 1847, pp. 301-308. The writer is refuting authors of articles in some Dutch newspapers that are critical of the emigration to America. Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte is mentioned in the essay.

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Essay Entitled "Evangelische Kerkenin Noord-America" In De Reformatie Dec 1846

Essay Entitled "Evangelische Kerkenin Noord-America" In De Reformatie

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A description of the Dutch Reformed Church in America is found in the essay, entitled,"Evangelische Kerkenin Noord-America," which was published in De Reformatie, Tijdschrift ter Bevordering van Gods Koningrijk in Nederland, 3deSerie, IIIdeDeel, Amsterdam: Hoogkamer & Compe, 184, pp. 207-211. This brief historical summary of the Dutch Reformed Church in America is very positive. The author is not given.

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Letter From Thomas De Witt To Hendrik P. Scholte, Thomas De Witt, Henry Ten Hoor Dec 1846

Letter From Thomas De Witt To Hendrik P. Scholte, Thomas De Witt, Henry Ten Hoor

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Thomas De Witt, of the Collegiate Church, New York City, to Hendrik P. Scholte. Since Van Raalte's arrival with his group, there have been three more arrivals, two of which have more than one hundred emigrants and the third, about thirty. One ship was named the Isabella. De Witt shows much concern about these people because of their arrival during the winter season. De Witt seems to have developed a fairly close relationship with Scholte.

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Letter From Thomas De Witt To Hendrik P. Scholte, Thomas De Witt, Henry Ten Hoor Nov 1846

Letter From Thomas De Witt To Hendrik P. Scholte, Thomas De Witt, Henry Ten Hoor

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Thomas De Witt, pastor in the Collegiate Church, to Hendrik P. Scholte, concerning the arrival of Albertus C. Van Raalte and his group on November 18. "[A.C.V.R.] was anxious to proceed immediately on the way to Wisconsin as the navigation on the Canal and on the lakes was about drawing to a close." De Witt shows considerable interest in Van Raalte and his people. De Witt also thanks Scholte for the pamphlets he sent him.

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Letter Fragment From Hendrik P. Scholte To G. Groen Prinsterer, Hendrik P. Scholte, Ellie Dekker Oct 1846

Letter Fragment From Hendrik P. Scholte To G. Groen Prinsterer, Hendrik P. Scholte, Ellie Dekker

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A fragment of a letter of Hendrik P. Scholte to G. Groen van Prinsterer, stating that he has come to the conclusion to emigrate to America where many of the Afscheidenen have gone.

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Letter From Alexander Hartgerink To Rev. Brummelkamp And Van Raalte, Alexander Hartgerink May 1846

Letter From Alexander Hartgerink To Rev. Brummelkamp And Van Raalte, Alexander Hartgerink

Van Raalte Papers: 1840-1849

A letter of Alexander Hartgerink to the Revs. Brummelkamp and Van Raalte, Arnhem.

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