The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-01
TO THE PUBLIC.


Tie whole d the first edit.on having been
sold, tie taitot has been inducedto ofier new
one, on more enlal ged Scale, by reason y; tue
many demands that have been made ior the
WORK from various parts o|the United Sta e5.
The favorable reception that has beea gwen
to tulS g Biographical Bictiona y" wt.il- 1t Is
grateful to The compile, may lie lie 4 ded as
Eoaorab to the Ale lean community. The
ancient republics ased moaum nts Of stoue t.
g,te pc ptteity to the iaIne oil lhei he oss aid
says We would lmplant tae IN, moty utOurS
4 lie hea T. Oh oul chldi en, to he handle! Own
70 Mttr childteil IN p,oud rtm NIB anceottne
vi t.s and ttlen OF men VII never hau the.r
sup-rors Oftrose who took par mine Re
1onllon, Il has 6een emphatic liy sad, -" there
we giants IN nose Gays" 1t !, at once our
duty an outintere t. che is a.Veiyl ol.ec-
to- OF Uem. Ihele Is al none iprIde ong
ms tot that Constitutes a mgrdi force ol Ind
nike Ya.ur otne public welfare
Inc second eiiIion Will be much more valu
ab e ana Interesting than the first a, Wi! H.
tam many Lsportant characterize anecdotes,
&c LEY before published, of those aIust lou
men who AGED cons iuu us ualt in our gle
rious Revolutian. The Editof think I proper
& Fad that MANY geutlenen, IT. IA various
parts OF the Onion, have pt omsed to furnish
o'l5ula skotche- OF ON M st distinguished Re
Aolntlonaiy he,oes, ages aud statesmen
The valuable, rare, aid eloquent papers, ia.
ken ON the Journals OF the Rev lutionafY|
Congress, as well as the Constitution ofthe u.
States-andthe vaedietory add ess OF Genera
Wa hing on, which the first edition did not
contain, will give additional interest and alue to
eewolk.
The hst edition contained a biographical.
oh. F NJ fpy Il
fifteen individuals, ana it is eNpecteA the second
viii contain sketch OIL the character, &c. OF
forty or fifty more, who have d,ed SINCE the
publication OF the FIX ST edityn.
Among many recomuendati rs Of the first
edition, the publisher will ony gave the ollo"
NJ
Mr. NILES, in his RcGis;er, July /, 1873,
&ncluded an article on :" ach9, Hooks with
Tie fol owing observations
Sc have been led TO these few remarks, by
laying my hand Oh Volume lately published
by Ar, Rogers, at Eastou, Penn. entitled "
new Biog aphcai Dictionary, CONTAINING the
lies oil all oul eminent stat, smen, warrior 5,
patriots and "a es.' 1t Is neatly Pnnted, ana,
in my opinion, one OF the best school books We
hnel5r boys ot ON L TO 10 yeai5 ola-ana
also, hlghly interesting to those more advanced
in yeas. 1t has had am told, a very extern
siye sal,, and shall not be soity to h,ar oil a
new edition every yeas.'
NEw-YoaK, hp il IS. lGli-SiR--NeNt TO
the It,lc and hooks ut a rnoiai and 'eh&lous
nature, which ought ever to have large share
Of ate II on in all Our semnaie5 oil learning,
scarcely ay thing can be more 'ns'ro i've and
certainly nottingham be more interesting to an
ingenious youth, Autobiography.
Lam happy to fad taat you nave Fnotsed
Biographical Dict.ona, y, which tnlnk well
calculated to give the rising generation much
important Knowledge Of many d sth2oi'hed a.
mexican heroes amt stat,tmen. 1hat your Ia
Dor TOT the hen .6t oil those, who a'eto succeed
us on the gre L theatre Of the world, may be
generously remunerated, IS tbs sincere wish oil
your humble aetQant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
I. J. RoGEEs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The wotl, 70 be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between and 800 pages.
The price to sub,cribegs will be s., payable Oh
deiscty.
2. 1t will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound and .ettetcd
Subscription papers to he retnfned to the
Editor, at Warrington until HE 3rd OF Matcn,
and alter thattime TO Eason, Penn.
e he Editor wi t!ranh gentlemen IN va
foas parts oiihe Union for bog sph'cai sketch
e9 o. our departed heroes, sag's, ard statesmen
Easton, Penn. Jaa. II, 1923.
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