CONTENTS. PREFACE. CHAPTER I. Historical Sketches of Louisiana, 1 II. Of the Florida, 111 III. Extent and Boundaries of Louisiana, 131 IV. New Orleans.— The Delta, &c. 151 V. From Chafalia to Arkansas, &c. 177 VI. Upper Louisiana, 205 VII. Land Titles, &c. 243 VIII. Government and Laws, 269 IX. Commerce and Manufactures 293 X. Learning and Religion, 307 XI. Character of the Louisianians, 319 XII. State of Slavery, 331 XIII. Antiquities, 345 XIV. Of the Rivers of Louisiana, 353 XV. Mineral Riches, 389 XVI. Aborigines, 409 XVII. A Welsh Nation in America, 465 Digitized by Google.