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clothing and lodging. Young girls had no voice about
anything that happened to them and could only hope for
marriage or a governess position, depending on their status.
Young men had no place to go unless they inherited their
father's business or land. There was a system of
primogeniture in Germany where only the eldest son
inherited the family wealth. By law, most farms could not be
divided, so there was no sharing. Young boys and students,
who had absolutely no chance of inheriting, were starving
themselves to struggle through a University with little hope
in sight for anything but a scanty living at best.
The times saw political unrest, revolutions, military
conscription and the oppressive rule of the church. Young
students, German writers and intellectuals who dared to
oppose the present system were imprisoned or forced into
political exile. Such outspoken people wrote of the people's
rights to search for freedom and encouraged their fellow
countrymen to flee to Texas.
One such radical writer who had a very large following
among the so called "radical young German liberals." was
Ludwig Borne. He was the first German journalist whose
writings exclusively criticized the political order of
Germany. Although Borne died in 1837, his writings
inspired many Germans to make the move to Texas.
It was in this time of chaos, in the early 1840s, that the
ADELSVEREIN (Society of the Nobility) was founded to
provide assistance and protection for the immigration of
thousands of Germans to the Republic of Texas. In 1844,
the ADELSVEREIN undertook the first large immigration-2-
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Edmonds, Bettie. The Journey To Boerne, 4th Printing, book, 2007; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth836127/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.