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FRANCIS ADRIAN VAN DER KEMP 17
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Scholar in the Wilderness: Francis Adrian Van Der Kemp
When Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams: "There is a Mr. Vanderkemp, of New York, a correspondent, I believe, of yours, with whom I have exchanged some letters, without knowing who he is. Will you tell me?" Adams replied: "The biography of Mr. Vanderkemp would require a volume. ... My acquaintance wit hhim began at Leyden, in 1780. He was the minister of the Mennonite congregation, the richest in Europe, in that city, where he was celebrated as the most elegant writer in the Dutch language. ... In 17888, when the king of Prussia threatened Holland with invasion, his party insisted on his taking command of the most exposed and most important post in the seven provinces. He was soon surround...
Francis Adrian Van Der Kemp 1752-1829
Excerpt from Francis Adrian Van Der Kemp 1752-1829: An Autobiography Together With Extracts From His Correspondence Of Mr. Van der Kemp's papers but few re main. All documents relating to his public work in Holland were sent by him from Kings ton to his friend jan jacob Cau, about 1790, and cannot now be traced. Letters from his correspondents in Europe and America during his life in the New World, with the exception of some from jefi'erson and Clinton1 and more than a hundred from john Adams2 were for the most part returned or destroyed. Of let ters written by van der Kemp himself, a great number were addressed to Adams, which Mr. In possession of the Buffalo Historical Society. Presented b...
