Muhlenberg

[ myoo-luh n-burg ]

/ ˈmyu lənˌbɜrg /

Frederick Augustus Conrad,1750–1801, U.S. clergyman and statesman: first Speaker of the House 1789–91, 1793–95.

his fatherHenry Mel·chi·or

[mel-kee-awr] /ˈmɛl kiˌɔr/,1711–87, American Lutheran clergyman, born in Germany.

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Question 1 of 7

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These plans, alluded to in the Muhlenberg letter, are printed in Mr. Gallatins Writings.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams
The vote stood 49 ayes to 49 nays, and was decided in the affirmative by Muhlenberg, who was in the chair.
Albert Gallatin|John Austin Stevens
Nearly all the hymns of Muhlenberg that have lived were written during his earlier years.
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden
Muhlenberg was naturalized in 1754 as a subject of Great Britain.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II|Martin Luther

Muhlenberg often expressed regret that he had written “I would not live alway.”
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden