John Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) General, clergyman. Muhlenberg led his brigade of Virginians in the 1777 Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and during the Continental encampment at Valley Forge. He was commended by General Washington for his performance in the June 1778 Battle of Monmouth, and in the October 1781 Battle of Yorktown that secured the American victory over the British in America. He was brevetted Major General at the conclusion of the war. 9 ¾” x 4” document signed, Philadelphia, August 6, 1802. The document is a receipt for goods imported into the Port of Philadelphia. Age-browned with a tape stain in the left side.