Papers, 1849-1866.

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Papers, 1849-1866.

The collection includes biographical information on den Bleyker and correspondence with settlers of the Holland colony, Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte and Rev. Cornelius Vander Meulen.

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Van Raalte, Albertus Christiaan, 1811-1876.

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Albertus Christiaan Van Raalte attended the University of Leyden, deciding in 1833 to study for the ministry. In 1836 he became a minister in the Church of the Seceders when he was denied entry into the ministry of the state church. In that same year he married Christina De Moen. Because of the persecution he and his followers experienced, Van Raalte decided to immigrate to America. In 1846 Van Raalte, along with his family and 53 members of his congregation, set sail aboard the Sou...

Den Bleyker, Paulus, 1804-1872.

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Den Bleyker was a Dutch businessman who immigrated to the United States in 1850. He settled in Kalamazoo, Michigan and bought about 200 acres of land which he later sold. From the description of Papers, 1849-1866. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30535655 ...

Vander Meulen, Cornelius, 1800-1876.

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