letter
Catalog Number
2018.5.74d
Dimensions
7.875 in. in.
Description
Lined notebook type rectangular letter torn from notepad to Mrs + Mr. Vander Putten from Mr. Piet de Boer handwritten in Dutch. On back side address shows: Mr. Piet de Boer, Red Cross Message Bureau, St. James Palace, London S. W. 1.
History
Jacob Vander Putten was born September 17, 1880 in the Netherlands. He died April 28, 1952 in Holland, MI. Jacob worked at Hart & Cooley for 25 years, retiring in 1945. He lived with his wife, Sara Wynders Vander Putten (1882-1968) in Holland, MI at 37 East 8th Street and, leter, at 702 North Shore Drive. Both are buried in Pilgrim Home. The Vander Putten’s adopted Jacob’s niece and nephew, Henry (1911-1969) and Grace (1913-1984) Vanden Hoff Vander Putten.
Gift of
Bos, Brenda E.
