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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Wied Archive. Monsieur Obert Concerning Mining on the Grant, 1854-1857 |
| Date | 16 Dec 1834 - 28 May 1857 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | 2Q99, Box 1, Folder 6 |
| Library / Archive | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
| Collection Name | Wied Archive. Classified Correspondence |
| Description | Predominantly French correspondence pertaining to surveying and settlement of lands in Texas being colonised by the German Emigration Scheme. There is a note included in English setting out consent to sell to the German Emigration Company, at the price of 50 cents per acre, all the lands within the colony limits surveyed at the expense of the company. Many letters refer to dangers posed by the financial crisis "that dominates the world". |
| Series Description | Papers consist of the business records of the Prince of Wied dealing with the Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas during its later years while the prince was president of that immigration organization. They reflect the efforts made by the prince's business manager, Freiherr von Bibra, and the business managers of the other noble members to save the honor of their lords and, if possible, some of their financial investment. Included are the working papers connected with Verein publications meant to revitalize the emigration program; correspondence and official documents having to do with various court cases instituted by the Verein, including actions against some of its members, and against the Verein; and books, articles and miscellaneous printed matter having to do with the Verein or Texas as, for example, the laws of Texas in German. In German with some French correspondence. |
| Biographical Note / History | The Prince of Wied took little interest in the Verein, which he joined because he was engaged to the sister of its patron, the Duke of Nassau, until it became clear that the members were seen as having dishonored themselves by not paying the debts they had incurred. He then became involved in the attempt to pay the bills and encouraged renewed interest in the Verein colony in the hope of recouping the losses. He was the nephew of Prince Max of Wied, the famed explorer of the Missouri Valley. |
| Theme(s) | Colonisation Companies and Emigration Societies |
| Places | Paris, France; Frankfurt, Neuwied, Germany; Texas, United States |
| Nationality | German; French |
| People | Bibra, August, Freiherr von (1808-1894); (1812-1897) |
| Keywords | German Emigration Company, colonisation, colony, business, land grant, regulations, law, court, emigration scheme, advice literature, translation, surveying, government, agent, application, administration, debt, contract, societies, mining, banking, finance, property, construction, industry, economics, iron, land sale, surveying |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin catalogue. |
| Language | French; English |
| Copyright | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
