| 1 | Author: | Muhlenberg family. | Add |
| Title: | Muhlenberg family papers, 1769-1866 | ||
| Dates: | 1769-1866 | ||
| Abstract: | The collection contains miscellaneous papers from this prominent Pennsylvania family. Some of the material is in German. Included in the collection are diplomas and various certificates of family members, including Peter Muhlenberg's original certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. There is a significant amount of correspondence from Christian Dencke to the Muhlenbergs in 1798-1799, a period when he was setting up a mission to Indians in Ontario. The letters, in German and Latin, seem to discuss natural history. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.B.M891 | ||
| Extent: | 4.25 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | American Revolution | Military History | Native America | Natural history | Pennsylvania History | Religion | ||
| Genre: | Family Correspondence | Foreign Language | General Correspondence | Military Records | Travel Narratives and Journals | ||
| Subjects: | Agriculture -- United States. | Barns. | Botany | Delaware Indians | Fungi. | Grasses. | Herbaria. | Lichens. | Lutheran Church -- Clergy. | Meteorology - Observations | Natural history. | Plants. | Shrubs. | Trees. | Zoology -- Vermont. |
