DEKEN, Agatha Pieters (Aagje), (1741-1804). Letter in Dutch to Elias van Nymegen, (De) Rijp, 3 Oct. 1779. 1 fold. leaf, r° only, signed, also by E. (Betje) Wolff. -- Added: Early copy in ms. (written by Deken??) after a printed edition of 'De onveranderlijke Santhorstsche Geloofsbelijdenis In Rijm gebragt door Eene Zuster der Santhorstsche Gemeente. [gevolgd door:] De Menuet en de Dominees Pruik. [en:] Vergeefsche Raad'. Ms. on paper, 22 fold. lvs., r° & v°. -- (2).
Both letter and manuscript found in a personal archive. The 'Santhorstsche Geloofsbelijdenis' was published/printed in 1772, and, according to Buijnsters, saw many editions (cf. Bibliografie Betje Wolff & Aagje Deken). This ms. version could have been copied after a printed edition because there was no printed version at hand. The ms. resembles Deken's handwriting in some respects. The Van Nymegens' were a Rotterdam family with whom Wolff and Deken had a lot of contact.€ 150