The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-15
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole al the tlrat ediuon having been
sold the Editor has been inducedto offer me-"
ans. ON a more enlarged scale, by reason oi the
- demands that have been made for the
unrk from various parts 1.-THE Lnited Sta,es.
Theiavorable reception that has been gwen
10 tn,s. Biographical Dictiona y" whils 1t is
grateful TO the compile, may be regarded do
Soro,ablet to The AmetIcan community. TIE
ane;enl republics raised monument oil stone to
on. ne petuity to the lame oil Their he.ots ate
SAYS I'VE would impant the memory tours
nfhe Aealts Of Oh, child en-, to be handed own
to their children, in pr oud remembrance 81 the
virtues and talen 5 Of men WIN never had theiI
supeIiols. Of thooe who took part III The Re
,oiutioo. il has been emphaticaly said, g there
Ne,s giants in those Gays 1t is at once our
duty and our interest to cheiis alWelyrecolec-
ton ol them. There Is an honest pride oig
ing to 1t mat CONSTITUTES a mOrat t0rce vi lnh
nae yaue to 1.-THE public welfare.
The second cation will be much more vala
abe and interesting than the iifst, a, II will cai-
lin many important characterstic anecdotes,
H.. rever before published, Of those iilustlious
men who acted a con,picu0u, part IN cur gl0-
nous Rev olution The Editor thinks it proper
% ad that many gentlemen, II ia various
part, II the Onion, have h omsed 10 furnish
original sketches OF our INST distinguished Re
dictionary lie, oes, cages and statesmen.
The valuable, ra'e, and eloquent P1pefs, la
hen from the Jour ais OF tie Rev latiohary
Congress, as well as the Constitution Oh the u.
Slars--alla the va!edictofy addie oil General
Washington, which the first edition did not
eonta vi, g,y additional interest and value TO
the work.
III nrst edition contained a biographical
,ketcn 81 tie chdra ter OF one huRdred and
fifteen in1ividua.s, ana ii is ex ecte he second
sill co tai a sketch o. the chaidc u, &c. oi
blty &C illty more, wta have died since the
pubhcatloa OF lac hrst edihtn.
Among many recomaie dal ~ OF the first
sdton, the publishes, will only give the follow
NJ:
Mr.. MUS, in his Register, Ju.Y !, i65l,
concluded an article ms Scho. lBcons, with
the fol ting obs trvato ns:
:" have been led 10 these lew remark, by
living m, hand on a volume lately published
BY Mr.. Rogers, at Eastou, Penn. entitled = \
new Biog aphical Dictionary, CONTAINING the
lives OF all oul eminent stat smen, warnot
parrots and "a esq II is neatly rtpted, and,
mnly opinion, one Of the best school books we
have for boys OF { ON II TO 10 years old-and
aso, highly interesting to those more advanced
u Yeas. II has had, am tod, very exten
slse sale, and shah not be SONY to hear Of
new edition every year."
NEwYouK, April l6, lSli.-Sn-Next to
he l.ibe and books Of moral and religious
nature, which ought ever to have large shale
o. atealion ii, all our sem,narIes Of learning,
Scarcely any thing can be more instructive, and
Certainly, nothiag can be mo,e ,nteG est,eg To an
hsehious youth, thanbiog, arhy
i am happy to fad that yea have puhlised a
sographcal Dictionary, which | tmnk we'll
calculated to give the rising generation much
Important knewler ge OF many distinguished A
sse''san heroes and sTatetmen. That your la
sOis'fthe benefit OF those, who arctic succeed
: VI The great .neatre Of the world, may De
cautiously remunerated, is the sincere wish OF
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
III. kosERs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be comprised in an octave
Volume, to contain between / ard 500 pages.
The price to subscribers will be IS, payable on
delivery.
q 1t viii he printed OH a good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound AID Uttered.
:, Subscription papers to be returned to the
Editor, at wa.hingtop until the Bird OF March,
''a after thattilnc to Eastoa, Penn.
:. W The Editor wrl thank gentlemen IN va
.ous parts ofthe Union for biog' aphcai sketch
@ol Cur departed heroes, sages, and Statesmen.
fast9n, Penn Ja". 81, 1928
subscriptions TO the above work WI!
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