The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-24
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Tbe whole oi the IN 81 editton having been
aid the EDITOR has been indocedto offer d new
one on more enlarged scale, by reason oil the
many demands bat have been made ior The
wark FROM yal ious pats oi the UiheI ola g.
,h.iayotable reception thai has been gwen
To mi, &" Biogra phicai DictIousiy." whlie IL Is
grateful TO The compiler, may be reea ded as
honorable to the AH.e le4n couIuluhly lae
anr,ent lepubiics raised H.uuum hts ot stone t.
civ. uel petnity to the lame ot theg heloes and
aao,s I'VE would lmpiant the memory oi0RrS
/ me hca Is oi oui ctIldl Ell, t. be handed Own
10 their children, in !odd renlenbI ance otthe
,itu.s and talon ot men WAC never had Their
snperioIs OF those who took part III the Ike.
yo.ution, It has been emphatlcaly said, g these
were giants IN those DAYS" Ii Is at once our
duty aud our interest To chez ish a Velyrecol'ec-
ton OF them. Tnele Is an honestpndc on8
ing tot that Constitutes mOrat force OF Inh
nite ytuc to Inc puollc welfare.
The secon cation will be much more Vali
able and interesting han the first, as 1t VIII can-
tain many Important characteristic anecdotes,
&c. never before published, OF those lustlou9
men who acted Il con'picu Us part N Hut elo-
rious Rev olutlon. The Editor thinks 1t proper
to lad that many gentlemen, trJm various
parts of the Union, have promised to furnish
ofip NAL ketches OF our most distinguished Ike
aoutionary heroes, saaes and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, aad eloquent papers, Ia
hen ON the Journals OF the Revolutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution 1.-THE U.
States--alldth Tie valedictory address OF General
Washington, which the first edition did not
contain will gave additional iuter,st and value TO
the work.
The first edition contained boy aphicaI
sketch OF the character Of one handrtd aud
fdeen inuiViduais, and ii Is expected the second
Will contain a sketch OF die character, &c. oI
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
publication OF the n st edltlcn.
Among many recommended ms oil the hrst
EDITION, the puDiishe. will only give the follow
NJ: 80,
Mr. Nr,Es, in his Register, July /, 1873,
conc iuded an article on" ch1e lbooks, WITH
The following observations
81 have been led 10 these few remarks, ny
laying my hand On a volume lately Published
by Ar. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entltied"
new Bog aphacal Dictionary, containing the
lives OF all Gun eminent stat, Warriors,
pallio,s and sd es." II Is neatly printed, and
in my opinion one oil the best acnoui books We
have Tor bows ot t ON Il TO 10 yeas old-and
slso, highly interestngto those uaote advanced
IN YEAS 1t has had, | am told, u very eAieh'
siyc sale, and shall not be sony 10 mar Oh
new edition every year.
HGw-YoaK, Ap ii 10, 1ol+.-SIR--HeHt To
the ible and books ot mJtal aud TchSio"s
natut t, which ought ever To nave lai 5e 7AA'
oil atteatlon IN all our sem mares oi I-'T'1ns,
Scarcely any thing can be more 'n9'tn cl'e, ana
certainly, nothing can be more interesting To an
Ingenious youth, than l1gtaphy.
lam happy to mad Tat you nav Pnohsea
Biographical Dictionary, which tnnH wen
calculated TO give the rising generation Hioeh
lmportant Knowledge OF many distinguished a
ule,ican heroes aud statctinen. That yoaf d.
bors Tor the benefit oil those, who aieto succeed
Us on the great theatre Of the word, may De
generously renunerateG, IS the sincere "ieh 81
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T. J. Roerrs, Esq.
conan GNs.
l. The work to be comp Ised III an octave
volume, to confirm betW cen and oDo page'.
The price to subscribers will be s., payable on
delivery.
2. Il will be printed on good paper and
handsome type. neatly bound aud letteled
Subsctiptjun papers to he returned to the
Editor. at Wa, hinglon until the Bud oil March,
and after thattin 10 I3ls or, Penn.
II !he Editor viii thank gentlemen IN va
rious parts oithe Union for biog aphlcal sketch
Is ofo'Ir departed heroes, sages, and statesmen
Easton, Penn Jan. 81, 1923.
Subscriptions to the above work vii
be received ut the oiiic. of the Vlrglnian.
JOR pNkS'TANN
LIeclLed In the nentlSt Mhnnsr. nnd on IN