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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., January 18, 1903
Jan LeCocq
Letter describing the worry about not having heard from them in a while, but that everything is going well. The letter describes the desire to see the Holy Spirit as the foundation of faith once again in people.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., October 30, 1899
Jan LeCocq
An incomplete letter, last page(s) missing. Jan encourages Frank in his faith despite all the misery around them - shown by the pride and greed in the world and a story of an elderly man who fell in down his basement steps and laid there for 2 days without help.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., January 10, 1899
Jan LeCocq
Letter updating Frank Sr. that the cigars have been sent to H Vis & Co and letting him know that for the time being, Charley will stay with Jan. Church is going well with the preacher Rev. Veldman, who seems to connect well with everyone.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., December 18, 1898
Jan LeCocq
Letter to let Frank know that Jan is sending some cigars to a customer and the need to let him know if he wants more because of the order process. The family is doing well and Jan has started writing another poem.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., April 11, 1897
Jan LeCocq
Letter updating that the financial difficulties have not gotten easier and heavy snowstorms have not helped, but the Lord will provide.
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Poem by Jan LeCocq, October 30, 1896
Jan LeCocq
Poem about Christ's proclamation on the cross, "It is finished".
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., October 29, 1896
Jan LeCocq
Letter describing the wedding of Jan's son, Jan and how one of Jan's poems ended up in the newspaper without him knowing who put it there. Jan tells how happy he will be when the Presidential election is over because people do not trust enough in God, who will be returning soon. Money is still tight since his business is in a luxury item which is often the first thing people cut off when they need to save money.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., September 6, 1896
Jan LeCocq
Letter describing the trying times with lack of money and frustrating politics.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., 1896
Jan LeCocq
Letter describing a tornado that hit close by Pella, in Bondurant, and the damage it caused as well as a disaster caused by two trains crashing into each other in Leighton. Enclosed in the letter is a poem: "The Christian's Homesickness for the Heavenly Homeland", written because of the troubled times on earth and financial struggles.
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Letter from Jan LeCocq to Frank LeCocq, Sr., April 10, 1896
Jan LeCocq
Letter describing the work of Jan's children as well as the current difficulty in selling cigars. Jan describes the hope he has and joy he gets from starting to write poems again. He mentions a short update about turbulent church life in Pella.
This is a collection of letters written in Dutch by Jan LeCocq in Pella to his brother Frank LeCocq, Sr. in Harrison, S.D. about everyday life updates, poems, faith, and financial hardships.
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