Henry Melchior Muhlenberg papers, 1771-1786.

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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg papers, 1771-1786.

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Miscellaneous papers of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including 3 letters addressed to him (1782-1786); a copy of a marriage certificate signed by him, dated 30 September 1771; and a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Barren Hill, dated 22 June 1774. Of the letters, two are in the form of copies (in part in Muhlenberg's hand), from Gottlieb Anastasius Freylinghausen in Halle (30 March 1782; copy, ca. July 1783); and Johannes Hangleiter and other members of the Lutheran congregation in Ebenezer, Georgia (29 April 1786; copy, ca. June 1786). The third letter is an original item from Henrich Katz, Senior, dated 20 April 1786, concerning St. Peter's at Barren Hill. The marriage certificate attests to the marriage of Wilhelm Hoffman, papermaker, and Susannah Weinbach, by Pastor Johann Christoph Kunze (Kuntze) at St. Michael's, Philadelphia, on 4 June 1771. The memorandum on St. Peter's tells the history of the church, primarily with respect to financial matters, from 1753 to 1772, including a copy of accounts kept by Muhlenberg and Henry Keppele from 1768 to 1771.

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German Society of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library

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German Society of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library

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Weinbach, Susannah.

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Katz, Henrich, Sr.

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Born Johann Heinrich Keppele in the village of Treschklingen, in what was then the autonomous imperial barony (freie Reichsritterschaft) of Kraichgau, in the northwest of today's German state of Baden-Württemberg, in the county of Heilbronn (Treschklingen today is part of the city of Bad Rappenau). In 1738, at the age of 22, Keppele emigrated to America, arriving in Philadelphia, where he settled, and after beginning as an innkeeper, became a prosperous merchant and importer. In 1741 he married...

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Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior, 1711-1787

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Henry Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman and botanist; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. From the guide to the Henry Muhlenberg correspondence, 1779-1815, 1779-1815, (American Philosophical Society) Henry Muhlenberg (also known as Gotthilf Heinrich Muhlenberg) was a Lutheran clergyman and a botanist. From the guide to the Henry Muhlenberg journals, 1777-1815, 1777-1815, (American Philosophical Society) Lutheran pastor and org...

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