Index:New Orleans; the place and the people (IA neworleansplacep00kin).pdf
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Chapter I. Crescent City.—Pineda.—De Soto.—De la Salle.—Pierre Lemoyne d'Iberville 1
Chapter II. Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.—Pennicaut.—Story of St. Denis 14
Chapter III. Law.—Duke of Orleans.—Mississippi scheme.—Speculation emigration.—Manon Lescaut.—New Orleans laid out.—Le Page du Pratz.—Immigration.—Dubois incident, 33
Chapter IV. Shipments of girls.—Contract with Ursulines of Rouen.—Madeleine Hachard.—Voyage across the ocean.—Arrival in New Orleans.—Installation in convent.—Our Lady of Prompt Succour.—New Ursuline Convent 51
Indian troubles.—Marquis de Vaudreuil.—Charity Hospital founded.—Louisiana's first drama.—Jeannot.—De Kerlerec.—Swiss mutiny.—Jumonville de Villiers.—Treaty of Paris.—Little Manchac.—Jesuits and Capuchins, Father Génovaux 75
Chapter VI. Louis XV.—Duc de Choiseul.—Cession to Spain made known in New Orleans.—Action of citizens.—Lafrénière.—Delegation in Paris.—Aubry.—Ulloa.—Madame Pradel.—Expulsion of Ulloa 89
Chapter VII. O'Reilly.—Arrest of patriots.—Death of Villeré.—Trial and execution of patriots.—Unzaga.—Father Génovaux and Father Dagobert.—Father Cirilo's report.—Galvez.—Julian Poydras 107
Chapter VIII. Miro.—Conflagration.—Don Andres Almonaster.—Baroness de Pontalba.—Padre Antonio de Sedella.—Western trade.—Visit of Chickasaw and Choctaw chiefs.—Carondelet.—Revolutionary ideas.—New Orleans fortified.—Treaty of Madrid.—First bishop of Louisiana.—First newspaper.—First Free Mason's lodge.—First theatre.—Gayoso de Lemos.—Royal visitors.—Casa Cálvo.—Treaty of St. Ildefonso; France again possesses Louisiana.—Salcedo.—Free navigation of Mississippi demanded by Western people, 128
Chapter IX. Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana.—Laussat.—Transfer of government from Spain to France.—Transfer from France to United States.—Governor Claiborne.—American reconstruction.—Robin's description of New Orleans.—Refugees from St. Domingo.—Père Antoine.—First Fourth of July celebration.—Law and practice.—College of Orleans.—Lakanal 157
Chapter X. The black flag in the Gulf of Mexico.—The Lafittes.—Barataria.—Efforts of state and national government against contraband trade.—Criminal prosecution of the Lafittes.—English overtures to Jean Lafitte.—Lafitte's offer to Claiborne.—Lafitte episode.—Breaking up of pirate's retreat by United States authorities.—Baratarians at battle of New Orleans.—Lafitte at Galveston.—Dominique You 189
Chapter XI. The Glorious Eighth of January Downfall of Napoleon.—Fears of British invasion.—Preparations.—Arrival of Jackson in New Orleans.—British fleet in Lake Bargue.—Engagement with United States boats.—British enter Bayou Bienvenu.—Villeré's capture and escape.—Jackson musters his men.—British forces.—Fight of 23d December.—Jackson's position.—Pakenham.—British attack of 27th December.—Eighth of January 213
Chapter XII. Celebration of the victory.—First steamboat.—Faubourg Ste. Marie.—De Boré plantation.—Mademoiselle de Macarty.—Summer life under the ancien régime.—Duke of Saxe-Weimar.—Lafayette.—American development, business, theatres, first Protestant church.—Buckingham's description of New Orleans.—America Vespucci, Henry Clay, Lady Wortley.—Fredericka Bremer.—Epidemics.—Metairie race-track.—Under the Oaks—Duelling 254
Chapter XIII. Capture of city by Federals.—General Butler takes possession.—Hanging of Mumford.—Federal domination.—Military government.—Reconstruction.—Fourteenth of September 300
Chapter XIV. The Convent of the Holy Family Death of Mother Juliette.—Gens de Couleur.—African slaves.—African Creole songs.—Zabet Philosophe.—Congo Square.—Voudou meetings.—Quadroons.—Founding of the convent.—Orleans ball-room.—Thomy Lafon 334
Chapter XV. Fourteenth of July.—Moreau Gottschalk.—Paul Morphy.—John McDonogh.—Judah Touro.—Margaret.—Paul Tulane.—Tulane University of Louisiana.—H. Sophie Newcomb College.—Howard Memorial Library.—The Carnival.—All Saints.—Cemeteries.—Charles Gayarré 356
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