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The New Orleans Batture Controversy: References & Resources

The batture controversy in the beginning days of Louisiana's statehood was determinative of its future. This guide provides background information on the batture and detailed information on the legal battles surrounding it.

Primary Law

Other Primary Documents

Petition to Congress by the Inhabitants of the Territory of Orleans (1808)
"Donation of 1820," September 10, 1820, Acts 595 and 596, notarial act before Hugues Lavergne between Livingston and the City of N.O.
From the Notarial Archives Division, provided courtesy of Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana.

Historical Secondary Sources

Gustavus Schmidt, "The Batture Question," 1 La. L.J. 84 (1841-1842)

Charles Haven Hunt, Life of Edward Livingston (1864)

References

Down on the Batture by Oliver A. Houck
ISBN: 1604734612

Publication Date: 2010
Jefferson's Louisiana: Politics and the Clash of Legal Traditions by George Dargo
ISBN: 1616190205

Publication Date: 2009
Louisiana: Microcosm of a Mixed Jurisdiction by Vernon Valentine Palmer
ISBN: 0890898928

Publication Date: 1999
A River and Its City: The Nature of Landscape in New Orleans by Ari Kelman
ISBN: 0520234324

Publication Date: 2003
Building the Land of Dreams by Eberhard L. Faber
ISBN: 9780691180700

Publication Date: 2018

Last Updated: Sep 18, 2024 12:52 PM
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Subjects: Louisiana Legal History

Tags: Edward Livingston, Louisiana history, Louisiana law, Louisiana legal history, New Orleans batture, New Orleans history