Mühlenberg spent the remaining 47 years of his life actively laying the foundation for the Lutheran Church, currently with 5.2 million members the 4th largest Protestant denomination in the US. Henry Melchior Mühlenberg died 7 October 1787, and is buried at Trappe, Pennsylvania. His epitaph (in Latin) reads:
"Who and what he was, future ages will know without a stone."
MUHLENBERG, The Journals of Henry Melchior 1742-1787, in 3 vols. Translated by T.G. Tappert and J.W. Doberstein. Vol 1, 752 pp; Vol 2, 816 pp, photo, plus Travel Diary of Henry Muhlenberg May 1-26, 1772 and July 20-August 17, 1773, trans by Helmut T. Lehmann AND John W. Kleiner (1982); Vol 3, 800 pp. Index. 1993 (1942). 3 vol set: #1469 $195.00
The Correspondence of Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg : 1740-1747
The notebook of a colonial clergyman : condensed from The journals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg
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