The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-28
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole oil the first edition having bee,
sold, tue l.ditor has been induced TO offer new
enc, OH more enlarged scale, 10y reason OF the
many demands that have been made iol the
work from various pats ofthe Unie1 Sta.es.
Ihclavorable ecep on that has been gwen
10 TINS" Biographical Dlctona y" while II is
gtat.lui 10 the etlnper, may lie re.,a ded as
honorable to the An elican community. TIE
ancient republics raised monuments oil stone t.
give pc petly to the fame oil their heroes ana
says We would implant the memory tours
in the tea,ts Of GU children, to be hande own
10 their children, in ptoud rem ,mb,s &C 1.-THE
virtues and talen OF men VIII n>vei had their
supe Tors Ofthose who took rsrt IN the it,
yolution, i has been emp attic Y said, q there
were giants in those days" 1t IS at once our
dity AMI our ntere to che ish alvelyreeo &c
tnof teen. The IS AZ honest prde pe.ong
ing to it that con.tl,ut,s moral force oi inil
mite Va u. TO tn public veliaic
The ,tcond lition will be much more valn
abe and int estng than the FIST, as Vt will c.
tam many Important characteIlotic snecdotes,
&c. new I before published, Of those lust ions
men who ac' Cd cons Icu IA uart in .ur elU
nus Re, outian. The Editor thinks it proper
TO ad that many gentl men. from various
parts the Union, have promised to furnish
o anal sketchc- oi our m st dl-tinguish d Re
Aoutlunary he,oes, ayes and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, and eloquent papers, Ia.
Ken from the Journals OF the Rev utionary
Congress, rs wei! as the Constitution ollhe u.
Sates-and the va!edictorv add ess OF General
Washing on, which the first edition did not
contain, will give additional interest and value TO
die work.
The first edition contained a biographical
sketch of the character OF one hundrtd and
fifteen individuals, and il is eNpec,e the second
viii coatain sketch oi the ciaIacte,, &c. oi
iOrty or fifty more, who have Died since the
pubhcation OF the FIST editi,u,
Among many recommendations of the first
,dton, the pubIishe, will only give the follow
In:
Mr.. NrLrs,' in his Register, lu'v l, 1881,
tltled an article on" SchJ lByoks," will
the iol osing ohStrvati, MS {:
:" have been led to these few remarks, BY
hymg my hand on a volume lately published
by Nj. Rogers, at faston, Penn. entitled :" A
new Bog aphical Dictionary, containing the
lives OF all oul eminent Stat, smen, warriors,
Patro's and sa ,e5." Ii is neatly printed, aud,
IN my opinion, one OF the best school books we
hasehr boys OF ON 2 10 10 years oil Ard
q ase. highly interest NJ to those more adv need
hyears. 1t has had, am told, a very exten
sNe sale, and shall MT be sorry to hear OF a
rev ed ION every year"
NfwYoaK, Ap il 10, 1914 to
NC iIblc and books OF moral aud re * Gus
nature, hich ought ever to have a large sha,e
olalteriion in all our sem naries OF ltarning.
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, aud
certainly, nothingca be mo,e interes'i 4 to an
''genl us youth, thanbi graphy.
am happy 10 find that YOU have puhIse.l a
'"gFaphical Dict, ma y, which think well
.4'cna'eto give the rising gene alton much
Nnisrtans Knowledge OF many distinguished A.
,~eican heroes and stat,tmen. That your la
VF'iorthe benefit of those, who a,eto succeed
N'on the great theatre OF the world, may be
GENEROUSLY remunei ated, is the sincere wish o
sVar humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
l. ]. RoGEEs, Esq.
CoNDrr. ONs.
l. The work to be comprised in an octave
..n''ume, TO contain between aud $40 pages
ne priceto subscribers will be IS, payable OF
oeiyeIy.
= 1t viii be printed on good paper AMI
"',,1some type, neatly bound and 'ettcted.
,t INSCRIPTION papers to be returned to TIN
,,lnor' at Washington unit the 3rd oil March
W.. a'er thattime 10 Eas on, Penn.
~ ne Editor vii thaak gentlemen in va
pats oithe Union for biog aphcal sketch
J,oar departed heroes, sages, and statesmen
sa,lon, Penn. Jai. 81, 1923.
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