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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879 Van Raalte Papers 7-8-1870 A Note of A. C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps 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., "A Note of A. C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps" (1870). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 13. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/13 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. July 8, 1870 A note of A. C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps about college business. Original in the Archives of Hope College. 69. Rolland Mich: July 8 / 1870 Revd Dr Ph: Phelps Dear Brother. The inclosed letters, sent to me by young Mr Crispel, according direction of his father are recommended to your attention: -will you be so kind to close up the business with Mr. Congill of Missouri. and the other I suppose has his answer in your invitation. Yours etc A. C. Van RaakVb 69. Holland Mien: July 6 / 1370 Revu Dr Fh: ,helps Dr BrotLer. The inclosed lettersosent to plc by young Mr Crispel,accordin direction of his father are recomnded to your attention: - 'all you be so kind to close up «Øh the bwin,;ss A.th Mt: Congill of Missouri. and the other I suppose has his ;11swer in your invitation. Yours etc A.C. Van Ra lto. Itolland Jaly i / 1-,70 V , It; Lei s Or -r ,t incloHec let.,,erent to by youn ci!..ectiJn 01 hizi 1*;Itlicir Lre ri7Jc3r: _JWcij to yc,ur - (:):1 be so kind to close up ,U1, the bluzinss iti r: Oun or i-wurt. finu .41(. ot.r I 11•05:7C ..r ,iider in your inlivluion. loure ete ibn Ra 70-07-08 [GS69] The original copy of this letter is not extant and exists only in the transcription made by Rev. George Scholten.  Holland Mich: July 8 / 1870 Revd Dr Ph: Phelps' Dear Brother. The inclosed letters, sent to me by young Mr Crispb1;2 according direction of his father are recommended to your attention: -will you be so kind to close up the business with Mr. Congill3 of Missouri. and the other I suppose has his answer in your invitation. Yours etc A. C. Van Raalte - b,a20  è,es   'This short note may have not gone through the mails but simply sent from Van Raalte in his home on the east side of the town to Phelps in residence in Van Vleck Hall on the campus of Hope College. 2 Very likely the son of Dr. Cornelius E. Crispell, a professor at Hope College. [would it be possible to.--obtain Crispell's obit.? He died 10 August 1910. Check archives to see if a Crispell was enrolled in the Grammar School.] 3 Person unknown. HENRY COWGILL, deceased, was born in Berkeley ppijn , Va., December 20, 1781. He was a son of John and Catharine Cowgill, who were natives of E Europe. The former served in the Revolutionary war. Our subject was reared on a farm to man hood, and married, December, 1803, to Catharine Stricland, who died in the latter part of 1804. In September, 1806, he again married. This time to Mary A. McDonald, daughter of William McDonald, and a native of Berkeley :6311bN, Va Her birth took place in May, 1787, and she died October 29, 1842. In 1812, Mr. Cowgill came to Clintori P:71431.iiii, and settled iii Washington Township. He purchased a farm in 1811, prior tai his settlement. In 1818, he adorned his farm with a substantial brick residence, which was the first in Washington Township. Mr. Cowgill was one of the organizers of Washington Township, and filled many official positions. He cleared up a large farm, and was active in many prominent public improvements of his township. He died April 5, 13_5S, a member of the M. E. Church. He was a man of public enterprise, and was very instrumental in organizing and founding Bethel Society. His house was the home for the itinerant and was used for many years as a "house of worship." He was a man of sterling integrity and uncompromising honor, and eminently deserves this tribute of respect. He had a family of ten children, of whom three are Tiding, viz., Priscilla A., widow of Richard S. Cline; Susanna, wife of Samuel Holuns; and James, who was born July 25, 1826, was married November 11, 1862, to Mary E. Perley, who died July 27, 1880, and left one child-Effie A., born October 1, 1867. Mr. Cowgill, our subject, again married March 30,1843, to Susan Perley, by whom he had four children-Henry C., Albert G., Amos T., and Clara D., wife of I. M. West. Mrs. Cowgill died February 16, 1877 

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