The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-21
JOHN WOOD,

JOHN WOOD,
THE PRETENDED HISTORIAN OF
JOHN ADAMS.
THE Republican Hafrb Toper, of the
,fth current, coneains iet,er Gshicribed by
ibis pcrton, 4 has been publshed in many
,orner newspapers. Here follows copy Of
il -
Fran the EVENING Posr.
70 Mfr. Gcotgc Ibafebsr and Dtoig6f
Fsfsr, Of MASSACHUSETTS,.
4" Gentleman,
&C The brief fketchcs given of your cha
s. facters in the hiitory Of Prefident Adams's
administration were drawn from Callen-
>F der's Profpea, and his other works. I
e having, however, difcovered, previous to
g my negotiation with Mr.. Burr, from =
g mott respectable channel, thar Mr. Callen-
e der had mifrepreiepted your aaions IN an
g eminent degree, / had determined upon re-
g printing thofe fheets which contain the
g characters of the members OF congreis, and
/" of correcting ieverai othe- like errors in.
" an appendix.---I he publication Of the hif-
SIS sory, without my knowledge and content,
/" after being fapPgehed, prevented theie cor
+" reGeions taking place. therefore conGder
't itas an incumbent duty to make this pub
/" lie apology through the medium of the
|" newspapers, uniolicited either by you or
|" your friends, which I aatter myfelf will be
is deemed iuffcient until the appearance Of a
i'' pamphlet now preparing, correcting GRO
lh neous impreiiionS, giving 4 ftatenent OF
/" the various fourccs from which / obtained
6 NY information, and the ciEcpmftancts at
i feading the fuppretIion.
g remain, Gentlegaen,
= W ith tIe gi+srrir rc5peGty
I" Your oSedie1t fcrvant,
| * JOHN WOOD.
&c n. B. The fcyeral printers in the Uni
e ted States, are requc9ed to publifh the
I" above
We have looked into This hifory, which
Ecovers SOC pages. The writer appears to be
digeited of every loEt of accompliln ment,
that was rcquiiite for the competition Of fuch a
performance. He IS, in the clofeh, and hum
blef fenIe Of the word, = RooK MAKER.
He fits down to write, without ehc leaft COM
prehenfon Of his propolcd iubjeCt. He fan-
cies that be- can derive complete Information
from miscellaneous pile Of newspapers, tba
lies on the table, and from two Or three
volumes, competed BY shat unfortunate olaf
OF authors, who find it ueceGary TO read and e
think. From thcfe materials, our hift0rica
quarter digs and hews without mercy. Abou
one fourth part of the whole book has beel
tranfpIanted from TIE PrgipetE B1jarr Us
and fgom the HiR9'y q the Uaitsd 5tcfe5, "a,
1895. For i0itaHce, the account Of the Al
gccinc Tribute is borrowed a ainiof iul
length. Sometimes the writer conSeGes hi
obligations and fonetjnes he Conceals them
II is needless 70 give other part;cuiar in
RANGES, becauic g MIR. Calender is refer.
red 10 by name, in at leaf forty places Of rhe
volume. Every page dilcoyers, that Mr
Wood was unwilling to depend upon him
felt, or MS own knowledge; and this want
! Of III c01fdrhce IS the only mark .! judge
r1enr which lie difcovers.
We hss, fone weeks ago, formed i refou-
ton 10 let this creature alopc. His miicrabe
PATCHWORK has no CLAIM - the title of a
hiRory. As John Vo9j had quoted Calender
! 70 largely, he ihojd at Leaf have treated him
| with candouf and ciyilisy. The Virgirian
corrsfpondent has before this time, acquired,
diitiuguibco rank among the political WI
ters of America. OF John Wood, and of his
] book, thae gentlemen poke as follows 49,
! " Why, Sir, without Quotations from CT,
" he never could have got fbrsnCb svib thu
&c v0itmr at all.
The letter above quoted afcertains wha.
| fore of candour and ciyility Mr. Wood was
I dilpofed 70 give 20 the writer from whom he
/ bad borrowed the principai part Of his book
Il John Wood had confined bimfe!f 70 the
Jingle Circumstance Of borrowing, ard Of do
ing THAI fairly, and honorably, we fhouia have
ia'd nOrhiHg about him. But he has com
mlttef bis robbery in fch laundering man-
ner, that it becomes neceiIary to take notice
OF him. Hc frft picks the watch from your
pocket, and then, &c breaks itupon yoar aoic.