Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-13
LIE sAGE's HISTORICAL ATLAS.

LIZ SAGE y f1io IORiSAh bAo.
Persuaded as we are that the people of
the United States are favored with larger
portion OF happiness, or the means of at
tanning it, than any other people now on
earth and persuaded too, as we are, that
their Improvement of all this must depend
mainly on their growth in assful kuOvtsdgs,
we take pleasure in publishing the follow
ing letter. II is from one OF our most dis
tinguished citizens, who, like the great chan
cenor Pendeton, OF the still greater Doctor
Franklin. may be called the self Taught great
man. The letter is in answer to one from
the Rev. NJ, L. Weems, on the subject of
nerr publication "Le Sdge's Historical At
lGs," which is now making more noise in
the world than any other work we know OF,
and which is reprinting in this country by
the patriotic and enterprising M. Carey q
Son, at price tina, puts it in the power OF
almost all readers.
IS Washington, 18th July, 1890.
DEAR S,R: 10 reply to your letter OF this
date, requesting my opinion OF the general
merits of . lie Soge's Historical Atlas" and
Of the propriety of publishing in this coun-
try correct translation of it, take pleasure
in assuring you that consider it the most
successful effort of the age to facilitate the
acquisition Of historical, genealogical, chro-
noiogical and geographical information
In this admirable work, the great events
which. from the earliest ages, have changed
the civil and political condition OF man, and
ultimately led to the existing state of human
society, are not only described in strong and
appropriate language, but so clearly AMI DIS
,inctly delineated upon maps, with ample
tables, so ingeniously constructed, that the
mind Of the student, without an effort, com
prehends, at a glance, their Cause, the means
employed in their accomplishment, and their
remote effects. By this happy device the
senses are, 10 degree unknown TO any other
work of the same general n-ture, employed
in aid of the understanding and memory ,and
greatly advances the progress of the stu
dent
have. for several years ardently wished
that some enterprising individual would tur-
pish the American youth with the means OF
proSt,ng by this able work, and am happy
thai il has at last been undertaken by one
whose perseverance cannot ia.i TO command
compl. te success.
T rema;n with sentiments of the highest
rasnec,. vour most obedient servant.
WILLIAM II. CRAWFORD.
The Rev. Mr.. WEEms.
3. rhe price of the American edition
of this grand atlas, consisting OF seventy one
mans and views of all the countries and na-
,iors of tbe earth, with historical notices OF
,h.ir origin, forms Of government, reiIgloo,
wa,s revolutions, and osher remarkable e.
sonts from the creation to the present day,
w;l, he delivered, elegantly half bound IN
Morocco leather. to the subscribers, tor lit
Ne more than half The price OF the London
edition though. in quality Of paper, print,
eoioring. and new maps. aud valuable mat
Ter considerably superiorto the Londen eaI-
hon. 80
.qle1andriu Sept. I3, 1920.
FLOUR inspected in the Town OF Alex
.nar;a ,or one year, commencing on the 18th
dayof Sept 1919, and ending en- the ilth
dav of september l82o-both inclusive.
Quarter ending llth December, 1919
52,657 barrels Of Flour.
3,249 half barrels do.
ouarter ending IIth Of March, 1899.
67,984 barrels of Flotr.
S,794 half barrels do.
Quarter ending lIth June, 1890.
1852 barrels OF Flour.
1853 half barrels do.
Quarter ending llth September, 1880.
q5, 43o barrels of Flour.
l,e4e half barrels do.
AMOS ALEXANDER,
Flour Inspector.
KENTUCKY ELECTION.
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the whole number of votes given IN the
state for Governor aud Lieutenant Govern
or -
For Governor.