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Abstract | Susanna Elizabeth Barringer (fl. 1784-1788), a native of Ratzeburg, Germany, resided in Dutch Buffalo Creek, Mecklenburg County (now Cabarrus County), N.C. The collection includes testimonials to the worthiness and neediness of Barringer who was trying to secure financial aid to pay for a return trip to her home in Germany. |
Creator | Barringer, Susanna Elizabeth, fl. 1784-1788. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Susanna Elizabeth Barringer (fl. 1784-1788), a native of Ratzeburg, Germany, resided in Dutch Buffalo Creek, Mecklenburg County (now Cabarrus County), N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes certificates and recommendations of neighbors, 1787-1788, testifying to the worthiness and neediness of Susannah Elizabeth Barringer who was trying to secure financial aid to pay for a return trip to her home in Germany after she had been robbed. There is also a letter signed by Abram Markley to the same effect and an item written in German concerning Barringer and signed by Samuel Suther, a Reformed minister.
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