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Catalog Number
unknown
Date of Origin
1868
Materials
paper, metal
Description
Brown bible with gold-colored metal clasp, consisting of the New Testament, in Dutch, 173 pages long, followed by 402 pages of psalms.
On the second page, in Dutch,  there appears the name Tena and a birthdate.  The following page contains a colorful drawing of a heart and floral design, with the name Aaltje Mast written inside the heart.  At the bottom of this page, the year 1874 has been written. The next two pages contain more names, in pencil, along with birthdates.
History
This bible belonged to Aaltje Mast, born May 19, 1858 in Drenthe, Ottawa Co., MI. Aaltje married Nickolas "Klaas" Branderhorst in September of 1883. Klaas was born July 16, 1854 in Drenthe, Ottawa County, MI.
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unknown