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Reverend van Gogh to Theo.
7 May 1877
We are having an agreeable time with Vincent, it is very
cozy. On Monday morning [14th May] he will leave us.
This morning again a nice letter from Uncle Jan; very kind and
friendly also from Uncle Stricker; he has found a capable
teacher, so that we now start the undertaking with courage,
hoping for God's blessing.
It is not clear how we will manage; the teacher costs 1.50
guilders per lesson, and every day a lesson makes nine guilders
per week, and lessons in other subjects will probably also be
necessary. We insist that Vincent pays visits to Tersteeg,
Haanebeek and Mauve. Please collaborate! We hope Mrs. Tersteeg
will be all right. Vincent hopes to arrive in The Hague on
Monday afternoon around six o'clock. We wish him all the
best!
Mrs. van Gogh to Theo.
7 June 1877
Theo, Uncle [Vincent] loves you so much, I believe that
after the disappointment with Vincent, the thought that you may
succeed in his old favourite trade gives him a hope in life,
something that is so important to him. Write him from time to
time; that will give him pleasure, and tell him about
everything; he is so nice to us that we should cooperate as far
as we can to give him some joy in life.
At this time, Vincent was 24 year oldSource: His Parents. Letter to Theo van Gogh. Written 1877 in Zundert. Translated by Robert Harrison, edited by Robert Harrison, number . URL: https://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/5/etc-fam-1877.htm.
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