The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-19
TO TuE. PuRIlC.


The whole o! the inst edition. having been
sold, the Editor has been Inducedto offer new
one, on more enial ged scale, ny reason Of the
many demands that have been made for The
WORK from various parts OF the Jnite Sta es.
IN favorable reception that has been gwen
10 tins - Biographical Dictionary" Will 1t Is
grateful TO the compiler, may be reaas deG as
honorable to the An,e:ican community. Ihe
ancient republics lalsed monuments o. stone to
give perpetuI.y to the lame OF Their liz oes ami
saves W. would impiant tie memory 6tOHf'S
! tbs hea t. O. our c,rdren, to be handel otn
to their childlen, IL p,odd rtnemb a.ce Oft the
viva > and td.eu 5 of men WAC never had Their
.upet4ots OILnose who took part in the Re
sodiop, i; has ocea emphaticaly 7aid, . there
welf . ant in.those days" Ii Is al once our
duty an our mere to che iisa aliyety recolec-
ton oi tneIn inee Is an no. est PRIDE { onS
M tolt that CONSTITUTES mOTdi force ol ma
mic va tie To thepubIic weltale
The tcond edit will be much more valu
able and Interesting dian the INST, as tWilc l.
tain many la5purtsnt chaiactei.aLlc anecdotes,
x. sev,r beioIe Published, ot those, lust ioua
men nho acted a cona, icu rs part IN our go
Iioa. lseYallIli, II. kht EditOr thinks 1t proper
g ad g, tuaJ many gentlsn,en, n IA SaIIous
pats OF the Onion, have promised 10 furnish
on. anal sk .tche- ot oar most di-tlngnlsh d Re
Aoatiunaty he, oes, ayes and statesm,n.
Tie valuable, rare, and el ,quent papers, Ia.
Ken ON the Journals ol the Rev ,.ltionaty
Congress, as wei as The Constitution the u.
States and the ya.cdictory add es Of GEM al
Washington, which the inst edition dad not
coElain, will give additional int, est and Sdlutto
theWOIk
The inst edition contained a biographical
sketch Of The character Ct 0Hs hundrf6 and
fHteu individuals, and II IS cNpecte lhc second
vii cOttan sketch at the character, &c. ol
forty OF tlity more, who have died since the
publication oil the first edtiln.
Among many tccommeudaIi rs OF the III
edition, the publisher will only give the soio"
NJ.
Mr.. NIlfs. in his Register, July /, 1878,
concluded an article on d" cho, l1 Joks, VIII
the tol oaIug utssrvation'.
" | have been led to tlirse few remarks, by
laying III, hand On Siame ,ateiy pab,isaed
by 9t Rogers, at Easton, penu. enutled - y
ne" Bug altncal DICTIONARY, containing The
f|es OF al uui eminent sylt,srn- n, "arroi',
Eatro aud "a es." 1t IS ne dy printed, and
pa my opinion, ote Il the be,t schoo books At
have ion boys ot ON l. 10 10 years oi1--and
also, hlohy interesting t. THOSE mofe advanced
III yeas. 1t has mad, lam told, cry ,->ten
>ive sale, aHd shall ut be sony te heat OF a
new EDITION evetY va"
Nfw.YoaK, Ap il 10, l51i.-SIR-NeXt to
'ne lbIe ani nook, / moral and Heia1ou'
nature, which ought eye, to havs large ah'te
OF te aaoIl Ia al our sem nafies o latelng
. afcey ANY tling an be more Instructive, d"'
certainly, nothiu. can be moi interesting 10 ~
ingenious youth, thanh " Apply.
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bIoS'aphloal Dict IA v, thlcr thinN wei
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Us oil the great thea re o the wbi!o, may OF
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Your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
I. j. RoGEps, Esq.
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