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natural and scientific method, to render them more
ineligible, and their attainment more useful and
agreeable; and, though The work was particularly
intended for and adapted to the French jurispru-
dence of the ago. it Is not less applicable to every
system of law, IF which the Roman code ia either
a part, or in which II 10 recognised as body OF
written reason Besides the general claims which
the work thus to the attention OF the Anne
rcan lawyer, bomat has peculiar interestin those
Of the States, whose legal institutions are derived
In part from those of France or Spain, and are thus
founded in the Roman law.
These reasons have induced a belief on the part
OF the publishers that modern edition of this cele
and have led them 70 engage in republication Of
the English TRANSLATION Of it by DR.. strahan.
FROM HON. JUDGE EUsTIS, CHEF JUSTICE
, OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
{ BnooxLINE, Der. ii, 1880
GENTLEMEN: have examined the sheets of the
translation Of the admirable work Of Domat on the
Civil Law, which you have been kind enough to
send me. You will have rendered great service
to the science of law by the publication. The form
oI the English edition Of the translation was too
large and inconvenient-and it, scarcity and high
price prevented it, general use in this country The
nresent publication from it's FORM ts style Of exc
cutun, and moderate price, Think, cannot fail in
remunerating you. The TRANSLATION by Mr.. Stra-
han has been tested; it il in the main correct but
will be improved under the revision Of the editor,
Judge Cushing. ae
In searching for q solution of the apparently new
questions arising out of the various relations which
our advance in civilization IL creating, and in judg
ing Of those reforms law which in progress
in different parts Of the United States the value OF
the civil law will be appreciated A. it comes to be
understood. II cannot be otherwise with system
most wonderful social organization that the world
has ever witnessed, and which s the real basis OF
the jurisprudence Of continental Europe. and of a
largo portion of that of England and the United
States.
1t would be quite useless for me to speak of the
merits of the great work which your enterprise is
about to give to the American public. From the
isolated position which the civil law has been per-
works concerning il have been translated into Eng
Iish, and this want has not been supplied by the
original English treatises on that subject have
no doubt that in Louisiana, in Texas, in Califor-
MA and in the Territories of the ULited States,
as well as in Lower Canada, there will be a ready
demand for your publication, The profession
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to the undertaking; and trust that your enter
prising house will find its interest in publishing
from time TO time, in the English language, such
other standard works as will form the basis Of a
civil law library.
remain, gentlemen. very respectfully. your
ebedent servant. GEORGE EUSTfS.
Messrs. LITTLE X BROwN.
FROM ALFRED HENNEN, ESQ.,, OF THE
NEW ORLEANS BAR.
BosTos, SEPT. s, 1850.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN: Gentlemen am
much pleased to learn that you are engaged in
tom of DOMAT ON CIVIL LAW. No work in
the English language, on the same subject, is to be
compared with it, for the fulness and correctness
OF the doctrine conveyed throughout it.
FROM the time of its publication, up to the pre-
,spt it has received the appreciation OF the most
learned men and lawyers in every country, and
very deservedly: The compilers Of the Code Ma
poleon drew copiousy from il for their work. Ma
polcon himself studied it most carefully in early
life which may account for the singular acuteness
and wisdom Of his obseryations and decisions, dur
- = - r. 4.
Domat should and hope will be, found in the H.
brary Of every American lawyer.
Your obedfent servant, ALFRED HENNEN.
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