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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879 Van Raalte Papers 12-5-1871 Rev. Albertus C Van Raalte Wrote a One-Line Note to "Rev. Dr. Philip Phelps that He is Too Sick to Pay Any Attention to Business." A. C. Van Raalte Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s The original documents are held in The Joint Archives of Holland. 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., "Rev. Albertus C Van Raalte Wrote a One-Line Note to "Rev. Dr. Philip Phelps that He is Too Sick to Pay Any Attention to Business."" (1871). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 85. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/85 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Van Raalte Papers at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@hope.edu. A-e--1U?a  j-4-C/21 P-11.32- VI,Lite) (77--C;1-3 (•- ahatiAte--4- L_12.2X1-2 Ad29.- Ciii-tc-1 a-- 4..e.A.ia, 7-w•lt <   d"-fi711re-e- Mae _ L-P c,./tr r 1---a6-19t  ,z-c- tacJ Lyetst_tés.,_,,,149-772.e.,J  c(ida,c, Wa_e  /ta-tc,oe-- ad-sa` s‘nci 5t&tl- e;tcSteil&e(  at'.  LfW  f;2_2,c1_,  -itYt-e-~det  AJ PA- ifr)  )  (2-e zny a-tea cse____ an" ,,r4   O-tf    ff,edi;Jafpf-c-,.  5 December 1871 Holland, Michigan Rev. Albertus C Van Raalte wrote a one-line note to "Rev. Dr."Philip Phelps that he is too sick to pay any attention to business. Original in the Van Raalte papers at Hope College in the Joint Archives, letter no. 81 in the George Scholten gift of Van Raalte letters to Hope College. /62,t_cattir* laratz;•-, • al te} : 2tEreA. v;1/4 • t t. • - /21.4.) at. e b0.4,   ,40-gr  )icyegaza  42-0(1t4i-e4_ rht& A,,6044:e4z, Sztoto 4 3 — 1/4, aid_ kid. c Se • • t /it • (7-/-  - "7 eV" _Jl 14-  .6-77-t4-4115:2--2  CO Prom the collection of Mrs. Ed. S. Cook, Pella, Iowa Hope College Collection of, the Joint Archives 1t Holland The Iowa Association of PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 442 DES MOINES BUILDING • DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 • PHONE 282-3175 July 26, 1967 Miss Janeè Mulder Archivist Hope College Holland, Michigan Dear Janet: The enclosed copy of a letter written by Dr. Van Raalte to Dr. Phelps does not appear to have much significance. I was interested in it because of the beautiful penmanship and the obvious ability of the writer to express himself concisely and to the point in flawless English. In two brief sentences he becomes alive to the reader of the letter a century after writing it. I borrowed the letter from Mrs. Cook. It is written on cheap paper with ruled lines and the ink is badly faded. This is not surprising after 96 years. However, the ink must have been of unusual quality to show so strikingly in a Xerox reproduction. Greetings and best wishes. Cordially, Irwin J Lubbers  Presid t ARCHIVES FPOPE COLLEGE one rt Tn. •nur In1C nanure nomer ennori •iin nonun virtu rninnri IRICCI [VAN ij nnse oTurD nAnveneet fan0P.OnnCint" tit  937qx/  _71  -If • 7. s • • - • rfrt t"--efC: e(; •Cidere-hiee.,d _ Ao a, e b‘stAi Aar . (~ett• v )10-&-ettA4 )w:ei A/2-e-Le4r-4- /24; zao. CuttLta, Scgotruo e - f 4, 3 81. Holland Mich Dec: 5/1871 Revd Dr Phelps Dear Brother, Please excuse my absence: I am too unwell to come down or to pay attention to bussiness Yours truly A. C. Van Raalte 9  81. Boyd Dr Phelps Imar HrOuner, Holland jilich Dec:5 / 1871 :lease excuse fly aasence: I am too unwell to come down or to pay attention to bussiness Yours truly A.G. Van Ralte 71-12-05 [GS81] Holland Mich. Dec: 5/1871 Revd Dr Phelps.' Dear Brother; Please excuse my absence: I am too unwell2 to come down or to pay attention to bussiness.3  Your truly A. C. Van Raalte George Scholten made a transcription of the letter and gave it away as was his custom in a few cases. On the envelope in which the letter came was "received this from Dr. Adrian Scholten, H. C., near 1963." This letter came Hope College from Mrs. Ed. S. Cook of Pella, Iowa. Dr. Inwin I Lubbers acknowledged receipt of the letter in his letter to Mrs. Cook 26 July 1967. At this time, Dr. Lubbers was no longer president of Hope College but on staff of The Iowa Association of Private Colleges and Universities. Dr. Lubbers forwarded this Van Raalte letter to Janet Mulder, retired history teacher of Holland High School who was at this time serving as the first archivist of Hope College. 2 Both Van Raalte and his wife Christina struggled with ill health. Although Van Raalte was only sixty years of age at this time, he was increasingly suffering from ill health. 3 Van Raalte gave no clue as to what his business with Phelps was but it may have been issued dealing with the Relief Committee, the executive committee of the Council of Hope College or the Council itself. Van Raalte was also raising money at this time. In an article published in De Hope on 16 November 1871, he reported that he was responsible to raise funds to send Rev. and Mrs. Enos Heeren to India next February. The Iowa Association of PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 942 DES MOINES BUILDING • DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 • PHONE 282-3175 July 26, 1967 Miss JaneE Mulder Archivist Hope College Holland, Michigan Dear Janet: The enclosed copy of a letter written by Dr. Van Raalte to Dr. Phelps does not appear to have much significance. I was interested in it because of the beautiful penmanship and the obvious ability of the writer to express himself concisely and to the point in flawless English. In two brief sentences he becomes alive to the reader of the letter a century after writing it. I borrowed the letter from Mrs. Cook. It is written on cheap paper with ruled lines and the ink is badly faded. This is not surprising after 96 years. However, the ink must have been of unusual quality to show so strikingly in a Xerox reproduction. Greetings and best wishes. Cordially, Irwin J47 Lubbers  Preside/it ARCHIVES ACII,E COLLEGE IIRTAR Cl IFC fllltljA VICTA rFNTPál Cl AOltr COF rAPMF11  DRAKE ItQárfl bun GRAND VIEW I:PIPING' I IOWA WFSI IVAN I none I IITIIFP tilADVrOCCT mnowNr.cTnr cr:AY -e. aa'l -- 7- a„ % From the collection of Mrs. Ed. S. Cook, Pella, Iowa ,<11  • Hope College Collection Of the Joint Archives of Holland 

Rev. Albertus C Van Raalte Wrote a One-Line Note to  Rev. Dr. Philip Phelps that He is Too Sick to Pay Any Attention to Business.

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