1 Introduction 3
2 Antecedents 12
3 Apprenticeship 25
4 The Legal Profession in Nova Scotia: Organization and Mobility 46
5 The Making of a Colonial Lawyer, 1822-7 75
6 The Maturing of a Colonial Lawyer, 1828-50 96
7 The Politics of a Colonial Lawyer: Murdoch, Howe, and Responsible Government 111
8 Law and Politics in the Colonial City: Murdoch as Recorder of Halifax, 1850-60 134
9 Law, Identity, and Improvement: Murdoch as Cultural Producer 152
10 Epilogue 183
11 Conclusion 192
APPENDIX 207
NOTES 209
INDEX 275