Papers, 1779-1854.

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Papers, 1779-1854.

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Chiefly papers of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (1782-1844), relating to his activities as U.S. representative (1829-1838) and U.S. minister to Austria (1838-1840), and his son, Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg, Jr. (1823-1854), relating to his biography (1849) of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. Topics include Berks County, Pa., state, and national politics (1830s-1840s), and social and political life in Washington, D.C., and Vienna. Other persons represented include Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711-1787), founder of the first Lutheran synod in the U.S., and his sons, John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807), Revolutionary War general and U.S. representative, Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-1801), first speaker of U.S. House of Representatives, and Henry Muhlenberg (1753-1815), botanist.

2 linear ft. (1900 items)

Muhlenberg College Library, Trexler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7259418

Muhlenberg College Library, Trexler Library

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