The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-27
TO TIL. PUBLIC.

The whole vi the inst edition having been
sold, the Edltof has heen lndncedto oilet new
one, ON more enlalg cd scale, by reason Of the
many demands that have been made Tor the
WORK lrom various parts OF the United Sta es.
III. favorable reception that has been gwen
to this" Biographical Dictionary" while it is
grateiul 10 the compiler, may be rega ded as
honorable to the An cIIcan community. The
| ancient republics lalsed monument oil stone to
give pc petaity to the fame oil Their heroes and
sagts. We would imIlant the memory ui0Hr' $
II the heats OF our child en-, to be handeiuOwn
to their children, IN proud remembrance otthe
vi III, and talents ui men who never had their
superofs of those who took part in the Re
yo.utlon, /; has been emphaticay said, " there
were giants IN those days" 1t is at once our
duty and our ntere I to chez ISL ltvelyt ecolcc
ton oil them. Ihele 10 an honest prldei cong
ing to it that cons titut.s mordi force OF inf
nj va Tie tothe public welfare.
The second iition will be much more waltz
abe and interesting than the tist, a. It will cJn-
tain many important characterize anecdotes,
&c. iey.r before publi>heJ, OF those I'm / Iuus
men who acted con- iru H. uart III our i IT,
iious ReVolutli II. The Editor thinks ii proper
to ad that many geutltmen, II. IN various
parts oil the Union, have promised to furnish
OIL mai sketches OF our IN stdi'tluguahtd kt-
Ao!ntionaiy heroes, a2es and statesmen.
The salu ible, raie, eloquent p 'pers, Ia.
ken ON the Journals oil the Revolutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution u the u.
States -andthe yalcdictory add ess OF Gene, al
Washington, which the first edition did not
contain, will give additional interest and value to
the work
The first edition contained biographical
sketch of the character OF one handrtd and
IJte.a individuals, and 1t is cNpccea the second
Hii contlin sketch OF the character, &C. oi
forty IT fifty more, who have died since the
publication of he first edition.
Anon. many recommendations of the first
edition, the publisher will only give the follow.
in
Mr.. MUS, in his Register, July 1915,
concluded an article oil" sch, Books" with
the FOL owing observations:
=. have been led to these few remarks, by
laying nv hand on a volume lately Published
by MI. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entitled " A
new lGog dpnlcal Dictionary, containing the
lives oil AL OH EN- nent staLesmen, warriors,
patriots and sa es." II is'neatly printed, and,
in my opinion, one oil the best ,choolbooks we
have fol hays of / ON II 10 10 years old--and
also, highly interesting to those moIe advanced
i'll Yeas. It has had, am told, a very eAten.
sive sale, and shall not be sorIv to hear OF a
new edition every yea"
NEw.YaaE, APP il 10, lS1t-SIn--NeXt to
the liiblc aud book, uf moIal and religious
nature, which ought ever TO have large shatc
oil attent on IN all our sem naries oil learning,
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, aud
certainty, nothingca can be more interesting To an
ingenious youth, thanbiogr Apply.
am happyto find that you have pubIlsed a
Biographical Dictionary, which think well
calculated to give the rising generation much
important knowledge OF many distinguished A
nerican heroes and statetIncn. That your la
bors for the benefit oil those, who ateto succeed
MS on the great theatre o, the world, may be
generously rrmnnerated is the sincete wish Of
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
L. J. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work To be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between 4 and 800 pages.
The price to Subscribers will be 81, payable on
delivery.
2. IL will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound aud le;tered
Subscription papers to be returned to the
Editor, at Washington until the 3rd OF March.
aud after that time to las on, Penn.
II The Editor will thank gentlemen in va
rious parts olthc Union for biogI aphical sketch
es OF o,lr departed heroes, sages, and statesmen.
Easton, Penn Jan u, 1928.
Subscriptions To the above work will
he received at the Office of the Virginan.
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