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Christian Frederick Post
d. 1785
A Moravian missionary and translator, he spent years working among Native communities in colonial America and became an unexpected figure in frontier diplomacy. His journeys and negotiations placed him at the crossroads of faith, language, and early American history.
1 Audiobook
Journals of Conrad Weiser (1748), George Croghan (1750-1765), Christian Frederick Post (1758), and Thomas Morris (1764)
by George Croghan, Thomas Morris, Christian Frederick Post, Conrad Weiser
About the author
Born in 1710 in Polish Prussia, Christian Frederick Post emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1742 and became a lay missionary of the Moravian Church. He is remembered for his work among Indigenous peoples in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, where his language skills and willingness to travel into difficult frontier regions made him especially valuable.
Post is best known for combining missionary work with diplomacy. During the French and Indian War, he undertook dangerous peace missions into the Ohio country, helping carry messages between British officials and Native leaders. Historians often note that his influence was brief but important, because he was trusted in places where many colonial envoys were not.
He died in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on April 29, 1785. Although he is not widely known today, his life offers a vivid glimpse of the religious, cultural, and political tensions of early North America.