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From: herbert hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [GERMAN-TEXAN] July 20, 1847
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:46:51 -0700 (PDT)
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thank you for this historical information .


    herbs.

--- On Tue, 7/20/10, Sarah Reveley <> wrote:


From: Sarah Reveley <>
Subject: [GERMAN-TEXAN] July 20, 1847
To:
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:48 AM


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Meusebach resigns as Adelsverein commissioner
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On this day in 1847, John O. Meusebach resigned as general commissioner of
the Adelsverein, the society formed by German nobles to encourage the
colonization of Texas. Meusebach, born Baron Ottfried Hans Freiherr von
Meusebach in Dillenburg, Germany, in 1812, succeeded Prince Carl of
Solms-Braunfels as commissioner and arrived in Texas in 1845. In just over
two years, and despite facing numerous obstacles, including the
Adelsverein's inept planning and management, Meusebach presided over the
initial growth of New Braunfels and also founded the settlements of
Fredericksburg, Castell, and Leiningen. He also successfully negotiated the
Meusebach-Comanche treaty. Meusebach died in 1897.

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