letter
Catalog Number
2018.5.102c
Dimensions
8.50 in. in.
Description
Letter-letterhead American Red Cross, Ottawa County Chapter, Offices Holland, and Grand Haven, Michigan, dated August 9, 1943. addressed to Mr. Jacob Vander Putten R. R. 3 Holland, MI, signed by Miss Beth Marcus. Two enclosures with instructions for responding.
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.