Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction
5. 1. Jefferson's Louisiana: Land, People, Law 3
6. The Problems of Colonial Rule
7. 2. William C. C. Claiborne and the Politics of Territorial Government 23
8. 3. Burr's Conspiracy and the Orleans Territory 51
9. 4. Edward Livingston and the New Orleans Batture 74
10. The Clash of Legal Traditions
11. 5. Common Law vs. Civil Law: First Phase 105
12. 6. Common Law vs. Civil Law: Second Phase 128
13. 7. The Louisiana Civil Law Digest 154
14. Notes. Selected. Sources. Index 175
15. Notes 177
16. Selected Sources 241
17. Index 253