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Record #:
19045
Author(s):
O'Connell, Karen
Abstract:
Born in 1793 and a lifelong resident of Craven County, Moses Griffin left substantial funds for a free school for orphan children that left a legacy for all of New Bern.
Source:
The Palace (NoCar F 264 N5 P3), Vol. 8 Issue 4, Summer 2008, p5, 7, f
Subject(s):
Free schools--New Bern; Griffin, Moses, 1793-1858
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Record #:
28073
Author(s):
Hipps, Julie
Abstract:
Moses Griffin of New Bern signed a will in 1816 allocating his finances toward the development of Griffin’s Free School. His will provided for the education of his nephew, as well as for the housing, nourishment, care, and education of orphans. The legacy continued in the New Bern Graded School and the Moses Griffin Building on the Academy Green.
Source:
Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 16 Issue 1, May 2003, p23-30, bibl, f
Subject(s):
Griffin, Moses, 1793-1858; Education--North Carolina--History
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