03145nam 2200661 a 450 991080998970332120230725021104.01-282-91655-697866129165571-57441-343-01-4416-8070-5(CKB)2560000000068315(EBL)595908(OCoLC)723943696(SSID)ssj0000423772(PQKBManifestationID)11299299(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423772(PQKBWorkID)10440986(PQKB)11143962(MiAaPQ)EBC595908(OCoLC)692327519(MdBmJHUP)muse982(Au-PeEL)EBL595908(CaPaEBR)ebr10490706(CaONFJC)MIL291655(EXLCZ)99256000000006831520091110d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNassau Plantation[electronic resource] the evolution of a Texas-German slave plantation /by James C. KearneyDenton, Tex. University of North Texas Pressc20101 online resource (369 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57441-286-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The Adelsverein -- Joseph Graf von Boos-Waldeck -- The plantation -- Germany and Texas in 1843 and 1844 -- The runaways -- Carl Prince of Solms-Braunfels -- Friedrich von Wrede -- Das Herrenhaus -- The plantation and agriculture in Fayette County -- Die Katastrophe -- Otto von Roeder -- Nassau-Rosenberg -- The Adelsverein, the plantation, and slavery -- A clouded title -- Postscript -- Appendix A: Boos-Waldeck purchases -- Appendix B: Bourgeois d'Orvanne inventory -- Appendix C: Other inventories -- Appendix D: Slave inventories -- Appendix D: Proclamation concerning slavery -- Appendix F: Descriptions of the Herrenhaus -- A note on sources and abbreviations.In the 1840s an organization of German noblemen, the Mainzner Adelsverein, attempted to settle thousands of German emigrants on the Texas frontier. Nassau Plantation, located near modern-day Round Top, Texas, in northern Fayette County, was a significant part of this story. This title highlights the relationship of German emigrants to slavery.German AmericansTexasHistory19th centurySlaveryTexasHistory19th centuryNassau Plantation (Tex.)HistoryTexasColonizationHistory19th centuryTexasEmigration and immigrationHistory19th centuryGermanyEmigration and immigrationHistory19th centuryFayette County (Tex.)History19th centuryGerman AmericansHistorySlaveryHistory976.4/251Kearney James C.1946-1684653MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809989703321Nassau Plantation4056263UNINA