The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-11
TO TIIl-,4IJBI,lC.

The whole OF the insl edition having been
soId, the Editoi has been nduu ed to offer new
one, Oh more enlal ged scale, by reason oi the
many demands that have been made for the
work from vartou. parts ofthe United Staes.
ihr favorable reception that has been given
to this " Biographical Dlctiune y" while II is
grateful To he compiler, may be regarded as
honorable to the Al e'ican community. The
ancient republics aised monum nts OF stone To
give per petuiiy 10 the fame OF their heroes and
sages. We would lmptlut the memory "ioar's
In the hcaI Is OF oun children, to br handed own
To their children, III pr oud rencmbI auue 9th.
Vntu.s aud tacn oi men WIN never had then
supenors. Oitno7e who took part in ihe Re.
voiu,iou it has been emphatIcdlly said, :" there
were giants in hose days" II i, at once oui
duty AMI our intcfe To chez ish a!vcIy teeollec-
t.oh vi them fheIe Is da hoteatprIde belong
ing toIt that constitutes d mora! force OF INF
nne value tothepnbilc welfare.
The second edition will bic much more valu
able and inter esting than the fIst, 1t will con-
tain many important characterize anecdotes,
&c. never before published, Of those lust ioas
men who acted a consp ieu.us uart III "'ir Go
lou. Revolution. The Editor lhinksit prope,
to ad that many gentlemen, frvm various
parts Il the Unon, have promised to furnish
Oh, l.. nal sketches oil on, most distinguishes Re-
evolutionary heroes, saaes and statesinens
The valuable, rare, aud eloquent papers, ta
Ken from the Journals OF the Rev hltionaty
Congress, as well as The Constitution ofthc U.
States-andthe valedictory add ess of GeneI al
y ashington, which the first edition did not
utain, will give addtionalinter.st and valueto
Q .ewolk.
Tie ilst edition contained bog aphical
a 4 a. L
fifteen in viduais, and il is expected the secona
Will cortlin sketch OF the character, &c. oil
foityor fifty moic, who have died since thr
puhhcatiou OF h. li,at edition.
Among many recommendations of the III
edition, the pnbliohe, will only give the follow
ny:
Nj. NILES. in his Register. July 1, 1915,
conchd led an article on" che, books" with
he Ioi owing obs, rvltions:
have been led to these few remarks, by
laying IN, hand on nolume lately published
hy Nj. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. emitted"
new BIos aphcal DIcnonaly, containing the
lives of all Uui cmineiit statesmen, wairoia,
patrio's and I'd es." 1t is neatly printed, and,
in my opinion, one of the best schpo books we
havef1r bays OF ON z To 10 years old--and
also, highly jnterestngto thuse nor. advanced
in yea ,. ~ has had, am told, very eXten
sive sale, and shall MT be SONY to hrai Of
new cdilio" every year"
Nsw.YonK, Apli 10, SIR-HeAt to
the ible am hooks OF moral and religious
o,t,-c. >hich ought ever to have large share
n, ate ton in ali our semnares OF learning
scarcely any thing can be more 'n'''u' ire, aud
certainly. nothing eau be- mote int,Iee II Z IL al
ueenio,s youth, thanbl gaphy.
am happy 20 find thsl you have pubi'sed
Biographical Dictionary, which think wei
calculated to give the rising generation nue."
impoItant knswledg re oil many distinguished a.
merriam heroes and ,tat,tmeri. That your Ia
bors for the benefit o. those, who ateto succeed
us on tn. great theatre o the world, may be
&c, erously rcmunerated, Is the sincere wish oil
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
+. J. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
1. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between AID o0o page.
The price to sub,cribels will be S., payable on
delivery.
Q. 1t will be printed on good paper ard
hanGscme typ, neatly bound aud Ieuered.
Subscription papers to be rtUrnea 10 'ne
Edtor, at Washington until the 3rd oil Match,
and after that time to Easton, Penn.
n The Editor viii thank gentlemen III va
r,ons parts ofthe Union for biogl aph'ca' sketch
Is OF or deplrted heroes, sages, and 3'atesnen'
Ea,tou, Penn Jan u, 1923.
Subscriptions 10 The above work VIII
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