The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-16
TO TIE PUBLIC.

The Whole vi the hrst edition having been
sold, Che EditoI has been inducedto otiei a new
| one, on more enlarged scale, by reason oi the
many demands that have been made for the
work frunivaiiUus parts oil the United Sta rs.
| Tn favorable reception that la, been gwen
to thie'' Bi graph, al Dictionary" while 1t is
grateful to the compiler, may be re -srded as
| honorable to the an eIcan community. The
ancient republics raised monuments OF stone to
1--WE pc petniIy to the fame oi Their heroes and
sags. We would impant the memory oourS
! in the heats oil oui child en-, to be han,ied own
to Their children, in p,oud rememb, ance 1.-THE
VITA > and talen ot men who never had tnen
supeIiors. Olthose who took part in the Re
volutiot, Il has been enpaatlcally said, 90 there
| werc giants IN those DAYS" IL Is at once ouI
duty an our interest to che ish lvelyt &C oil &c
ton oil them. Thee Is IA, honest pI ide e ong
nag To 1t TINT constitutes m0rat farce oil inf
! me yaiuc to he public welfare
The second edition will be much more valu
abe andi tetssth,g han the iiist, A. It will COZ
tain many important cha,acteri tic anecdote,,
&c. never beloie published, Of those lu-t ious
men who acted con- ticu Us Dalt IN our gle
ious Revolution. The Editor thinks ii pf0pe,
to ad that many gentlemen, freIn various
parts OF the Union, have promised To furnish
o lsinal sketches ot our III 81 Distinguish d Re-
AoluLiohaly hel oes, les and statesIntn.
The valuable, rare, and eloquent pipels, ta-
ken tom the Journals OF the Rev Ittiona, y
Cong ess, Us well d. the Gonstitus,on oithe u.
Siates-and The vaedIctoly add,r ut Genel al
Washington, which the first edition did not
contall, will give additional interest and value 10
the work.
The inst edition coDtained a bog aphica
sketch Of the character OF one huibirod aH0
Ujtten individuals, and il II eApcGtea the second
VIII contain sketch oi the character, nc. al
hrty OF fifty more, who have died since the
publication oil the first editipu.
Among many recommendations of the III Il
edition, the pubIishe' viii only give the follow
my:
Mr.. Mrs, in his Register, July /. 1873
conc ludea an article on" CHI Books" witi
the ioi o"ing otservatI' MS:
" have been led to these few remarks, b,
laying my hand on volume lately pnhlIsned
ny sir. Rogers, at East,p, Penn. entitled f" A
new Biog aphcal Dictionary, containing the
lives OF all OIL eminent statesmen, warriors,
patriots and sa ,es." II is neatly printed, and,
IN my opinion, one OF the best school books We
nave tor boys OF ON II 10 IL years olG-and
also, highly interesting To those more advanced
ia years. IL has had, am told, very exten
s've sale, and shalin5t he sony To hear OF a
new edition every yea
HEw-Yo X, Ap.,t 10, 1S14.--SIR-Next to
the i,ib.e and hooks OF a moral aud religious
nature, which ought ever to nave large share
of ate on IN all our sem nalies oil learning
scarcely anV thing can be more instructive, and
certainly, nothing car he more Interesting To All
ingenious youth, thanbiog,aphy.
lam happy find thai you have pubsed a
Biographical Dictiona V, which | think wei
calculated to give the rising generation much
important Knowledge of many d distinguished A.
mei lean heroes aud stattmen. That your Ia
5ors forthc benefit OF those, who areto succeed
us on The great theatre o the world, may bt
generously remineratsd, is the sincere wish o.
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
L. j. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
1. The work TO be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between ! and 500 pages.
The price to subscribers will be IS, payable On
delivery.
2. 1t will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound and lettered.
Subscription papeis to be returned to the
Editor, at Washington until The .5rd OF March,
and after that time to Eas' on, Penn.
NJ The Editor will thank gentlemen IN va
rious parts ofthe Union for bog aph'cal sketch
es Of our departed heroes, ssgss, and statesmen
Easton, Penn jan 81, 1923.
Subscriptions to the above work vii
he received at the office of the Virgnl',n.
ANE pNAE'HANG
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