Edward Livingston
Many historians credit Livingston's efforts in favor of Roman civil and Spanish law for why Louisiana never adopted the English common system. Louisiana instead retained the same laws that were in effect at the time of the Louisiana Purchase.
Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Edward Livingston. Wellmore, E (Engravor) &Longacre, J. L. (Illustrator)
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| Courtesy of | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division |
| Date | 1823 |
| Copyright | Public Domain |
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