THE

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

IN MAINTAINING

The Public Right

TO THE

BEACH OF THE MISSISIPI, ADJACENT TO NEW-ORLEANS,

AGAINST THE

INTRUSION OF EDWARD LIVINGSTON,

PREPARED FOR THE USE OF COUNSEL,

BY

THOMAS JEFFERSON.

Printed at New York in 1812, and now republished, with corrections and
additional Notes, by the Author.

The figures in this table refer to the pages of the original edition of
Mr. Jefferson's pamphlet, which in this edition are marked with an asterisk,
and placed in the margin.