Carl Jacob Barensfeld *1747

Gotha Illuminati Research Base (here and here).

*1747, merchant, Neuwied, member of the Illuminati under the code name Metrodorus

• Freemasonry: Lodge “Caroline zu den drei Pfauen”, Neuwied (Nov.1782); Eklektischer Bund (Eclectic Union) 7 April 1783
• Illuminati: Signed a Reverse; March 1782 Novice, (Nov.) 1782 Ill. major, then Presbyter.

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Here’s an excerpt translated from professor Wilson’s book.

Knigge to Bode, 14th of November [1783]

From Neuwied you will receive the most reliable news, for he is a member of O, Br[uder] Barenfels! trusted friend. [. . .]

W. Daniel Wilson, Geheimräte gegen Geheimbünde: Ein unbekanntes Kapitel der klassisch-romantischen Geschichte Weimars (1991), p. 283