On the same day Christina Van Raalte wrote her parents, Rev. Albertus and Christina Van Raalte, and her sister, Mary, she also wrote to her sister whom she calls Annie [Anna Sophia]. The letter includes a list of Christina\u27s expenditures, apparently intended for her mother and father.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/1159/thumbnail.jp

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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869 Van Raalte Papers 2-6-1863 Christina Van Raalte Wrote Her Parents, Rev. Albertus and Christina Van Raalte, and Her Sister, Mary Christina Van Raalte Nella Kennedy Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s 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= https://archives.calvin.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=262&q= 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, Christina and Kennedy, Nella, "Christina Van Raalte Wrote Her Parents, Rev. Albertus and Christina Van Raalte, and Her Sister, Mary" (1863). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 160. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/160 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: 1860-1869 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@hope.edu. [6 February 1863] [Kalamazoo, Michigan] On the same day Christina Van Raalte wrote her parents, Rev. Albertus and Christina Van Raalte, and her sister, Mary, she also wrote to her sister whom she calls Annie [Anna Sophia]. The letter includes a list of Christina's expenditures, apparently intended for her mother and father. In Dutch; translation by Nona Kennedy, March 2002. Original in the Van Raalte collection, no. 300, at Heritage Hall, Calvin College. 2 [in pencil Feb. 6, 1863?] Dear Annie, I received your sweet little letter. That flag is so beautiful, but you did not tell me yet whether your hair is curling already. I will send you pieces [of fabric] of my dress [in English] and then you should show it to mother. The [piece] with that flower is the dress I finished, and that with the check is my good dress. You should write me soon, sweetie. I would so much like to see you. Did you like that little hat that I bought for you? You must give Allie a kiss from me. Bye sweetie, from your sister, Christina. [1] [n.d.] My dear Annie, Why is it that I never get any letters from you anymore. Don't you think of me anymore or do you have so much to do? Doesn't your hair curl yet? Do you still play the piano? Have you had a sleigh ride with Frankie [9 — Froukje or Froukie?]? I received a letter tonight from Dikkie; he said that he had just received a letter from you and father and he was so glad with that. You really should write a lot to them and 2] then with stars and stripes on it. Do we still have plenty [in English] of apples in that wee office of yours. I am coming home bye and bye [in English], sweetie [liefie=should be  liefje]. Will you be happy to have me home again? Do you often go to Helena; does Allie come often to our house? Who does the wash for mother? Is little Annie growing? Well, goodbye, dear Annie. I hope that I will soon get a letter from you. Chrissie [1] [on same photocopy as the n.d. letter above, but clearly separate from it] 10 shilling for gloves 62 " for my cap 14 " for my shoes 6 " for my scarf 5 which Miss [or Mrs.] P. advanced me [?] 6 " for snow socks 4 " for that sackie [sic] 4 letter paper 1 envelopes 4 " music book $ 6 locket 1,57 for postage 20 ct. for that collar of mother 10 ct. for spool of thread 12 ct. for supper because I could not go home to eat 3 50 ct. for a diary 25 ct. for sheet music 10 ct. for braid 17,09 You sent me twenty since I have been here. I have still 2.50 [?]; I should have 2.91 ct., but I have [2] not included my church money. I think that it must be 40 ct., for the bus goes four times a day. [in pencil Feb. 6, 1863?] Dear Annie, I received your sweet little letter. That flag is so beautiful, but you did not tell me yet whether your hair is curling already. I will send you pieces [of fabric] of my dress [in English] and then you should show it to mother. The [piece] with that flower is the dress I finished, and that with the check is my good dress. You should write me soon, sweetie. I would so much like to see you. Did you like that little hat that I bought for you? You must give Allie a kiss from me. Bye sweetie, from your sister, Christina. [1] [n.d.] My dear Annie, Why is it that I never get any letters from you anymore. Don't you think of me anymore or do you have so much to do? Doesn't your hair curl yet? Do you still play the piano? Have you had a sleigh ride with Frankie — Froukje or Froukie?]? I received a letter tonight from Dikkie; he said that he had just received a letter from you and father and he was so glad with that. You really should write a lot to them and 2] then with stars and stripes on it. Do we still have plenty [in English] of apples in that wee office of yours. I am coming home bye and bye [in English], sweetie [liefie=should be  liefje].  Will you be happy to have me home again? Do you often go to Helena; does Allie come often to our house? Who does the wash for mother? Is little Annie growing? Well, goodbye, dear Annie. I hope that I will soon get a letter from you. Chrissie [1] [on same photocopy as the n.d. letter above, but clearly separate from it] 10 shilling for gloves 62 " for my cap 14 " for my shoes 6 " for my scarf 5 which Miss [or Mrs.] P. advanced me [?] 6 " for snow socks 4 " for that sackie [sic] 4 letter paper 1 envelopes 4 " music book $ 6 locket 1,57 for postage 20 ct. for that collar of mother 10 ct. for spool of thread 12 ct. for supper because I could not go home to eat 50 ct. for a diary 34 35 25 ct. for sheet music 1 0 ct. for braid 17,09 You sent me twenty since I have been here. I have still 2.50 [1]; I should have 2.91 ct., but I have [2] not included my church money. I think that it must be 40 ct., for the bus goes four times a day. [February 6, 1863? date is penciled in]  Lieve Annie. Ik heb jou lief briefje gekregen en de vlag is tog zoo mooij maar nu heb jij mij nog niet verteld of jou haar al krult. Ik zal je stuklcies van mij dress sturen en dan moet jou het moeder ook is laten zien met dat bloempie is mijn dress die ik klaar heb en met die ruit is mijn mooije dress, je moet mij is gouw schrijven hoor liefie Ik zou jou o zoo graag is willen zien vind je dat en mooij hoedje dat ik voor jou gekocht heb je moet allie is voor mij kussen dag liefie van je zuster. Christina [n.d.] Mijn Lieve Annie. Hoe komt het tog dat ik nooit geen briefies meer van u krijgt denk je niet meer om mij of heb je zoo veel te doen krult u haar nog niet speel je nog op de piano heb je ook al en  sleigh ride gehad met Frankie [?] Ik heb vanavond en brief van Dikkie gehad hij zei dat hij net en brief van u en vader gehad had en daar was hij tog o zoo blij me je moet maar veel aan haarlui schrijven [2] en dan met stars and stripes er op. Hebben wij nog plenty appels in dat kantoortje van u.  By and bye kom ik te huis liefie zal je blij wezen als ik te huis kom. Ga je dikwijls na Helena toe komt Allie dikwijls bij ons wie wascht er voor Moeder? Groeit de kleine Annie goed? Nu Goodbye Lieve Annie ik hoop dat ik gouw en briefie van u zal krijgen. Chrissie [31 10 schelling voor handschoenen 62 voor mijn muts 14 voor mijn schoenen 6 voor mijn das 5 die Jufvrouw P. mij verschoten heeft 6 voor snow socks  4 voor dat sackie 4 letter paper 1 envelopes  4 music book $ 6 locket 1.57 voor postage 20 ct voor die dollar van Moeder 10 ct voor klosje garen 12 ct voor supper omdat ik niet na huis kon gaan eten 50 ct for a diary 25 et for sheet music 10 ct for braid 17,09 en u heeft mij twintig gestuurt terwijl ik hier ben. Ik heb nu nog 2,50 ik moet nog 291 et hebben maar ik heb [4] mijn kerkgeld niet gerekend ik denk dat het wel 40 ct is want de bus gaat vier keer op en dag rond.  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