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ton was to disembarrass those of the principles
and provisions of the Roman law, which are Of gen
eral interest and application, from the technicali-
ties of the system, and, by presenting them in
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-
dcnce of the nge it is not lees applicable to every
system of law, If which tho Roman code is either
part, in which il is recognised as body of
written reason. Besides the general claims which
the work thus possesses to the attention Of the Ame
r.can lawyer, Domat has peculiar interest in 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 belief on the part
Of the publishers that modern edition of this cele-
brated work would BIO acceptable to the profession,
the English translation Of ii by DR.. Strahan.
FROM HON. JUDGE EUsTIs, CHIEF JUSTICE
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA K
~ BRooxLINE, Der. IL, 1850.
GENfLEMEN: I 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 viii have rendered great service
to the science Of law BY the pubIcaton The form
large and inconvenent-and its scarcity and high
price prevented its general use this country The
present publication from its FORM its style Of exc
.remunerating you The translation by Mr. Stra-
nan has been tested it is in the main correct, but
will be improved under the revision OF the editor,
Judge Cushing Ne
questions arising out Of the various relations which
advance in civilization creating, and In iudg
ing of those reforms the law which in progress
in different parts of the United States theyalue OF
the civil law will be appreciated il comes to be
Understood. 1t cannot be otherwise with q system
Of written which for centuries governed the
most wonderful social organization that the world
has ever witnessed, and which ia the real basis of
10 in ND of an0 n n
large portion of that of England and the United
States.
It 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 tho civil law has been per-
United to occupy in England, few of the standard
works concerning have been translated into Eng
lish, and this want has not boon supplied by the
original English treatises ON that subject. have
no doubt that in Louisiana, in Texas, in Califor-
na and in the new Territories OF the United States,
as we'll as in Lower Canada, there will be ready
demand for your publication. The profession
throughout the Union will readily lend their favor
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 GrssPestf HIyIS
Messrs. LITTLE Brown.
FROM ALFRED HENNEN, ESQ, OF THE
NEW OHLEANS BAR. rlf
8f BosroN, SEPT. 6, 1850.
Mcssrs. LITTLE & BRowN: Gentlemen--I am
much pleased TO learn that you are engaged in
publishing a revised edition Of Strahans transa-
ton of D0NIAT ON CIVIL LAW. No work in
the English language, the same subject, is to be
compared with il, for the fullness and correctness
of the doctrine conveyed throughout it..
| Erom the time Of its publication, up to the pre-
learned men and lawyers in every country, and
very dcservcdly. Tho compilcrs of the Code Ma
poleon drew copiousy from it for their work. Ma
1poleon himself studied it most carefully in early
life, which may account for tho singular acutcness
| and wisdom of his observations and decisions dur
/ ing the discussions the adoption of his code
Domnt should, and hope will be, found in the IL
brary of every American lawyer.
| Your obedicnt servant, ALFRED HENNEN.
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