The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-18
TO THE PUBLIC,

The whole OF the hfst edition hakng been
sold the Editor has been induce4to ohe' ne"
one on a male enlarged scalt, by reason - Tux
many demands that have been made LOO the
work from various p3rts o. the ohl'ea Sta es
m. favorable reception that has been Sif II
to thi, s. Biographical Dlctiona y" ~hli~ 1t IS
yrat,ta 10 The compile, may be re "a ded, as
honorable To the American comihuhfy. A"e
ancient republics raised monumti OF sto"e 20
80. no ,,,taity t. tue fame OF Their heroes and
sagfs We ould implaat tue IN n,ory UtoGf 5
IN ihe ga Is OF out caildien, to be handed own
TO their ctnldren, III oad remen braHce otthe
Sit,l.s aud talen oi men WHO never had tneif
,uoersors. 0l those who took part IN he k
ro'uio i has been emp atica y said, . there
were q,ant, in those days. It Is at once ont
duty an our .ntere t to che. ish iytecoiiec-
tion OF t en- Tnete is an honestprldete ohg
mp 60 1t tnat cousti ut,s mCrdt force oI lhh
1iIe yalue totno p.s4c weliaIe'
The ,econd e.ld. II viii be much more van
able and inte estlug han the hist, a II wsIiceh-
tain many i.hpvltant characteristic ahecdote''
&c. ney,r before published, oi those / lust I"a.
men who acted ,on, tlcu US part IN oul ga
EiolIs Reyoluti II. The Editor thinks II l1i32ei
70 tadd, that many gentlemen, from various
parts Of the Union, have PROMISED TO furnish
original sketches ct our NEST distinguished he-
Aoutionary heroes, ayes and statesmen
The valuable, rae, a I'd eloquent papers, Ia
Zen fom the Journals oil tie Revolutionary
Congress, as wei As the Constitution o''he Z,
S ,ates-andtEe vaiedictoty address OF GeneIa
Washington, which the li,st EDITION d'a mol
contain nIiIs.ve additional n.te, cot aId 'alueto
the work.
The lust edition contained biogfaphica'
sketch Of the chata.tef oil 0He. hUaased and
fifteen n iividuais, aud II Is e~Pec,et Tie second
will contain a <etch oil the cuafactf', &c. al
forty OF fifty m,fe, who have d'ed alhce The
public Of the FIST etiltl"n
Among many acc 0mmenda ieib OF the hls
edition, The publisher Mili onig gave the conc"
ng: ,o,z
Mr. NILES. in his Register, Jn'y l, 1912
concluded an article on -" schJeloOoks, WIN
she tol owing ohseivat Us /;
al have been lea to these tex remarks, by
Lyiue my hand on volume lateiy 2 ha9aeu
eF MI Rogers, at East1n, Penn. ehtias" = a
new 1iog apnical Dictionary, CONTAINING tue
lies of ali oul eminent STAT, suen, "a'tlo'9'
pauio and "a .es.o It's neatly pnoted, aud,
IN nv oeinion, one OF tne best school books We
hayef "a boys u I, ON : 20 10 5ea's oid--Soo
alss,} sShig interestngto those more ADVANCE"
81 @s4fj. IL has hAd, am told, a very eHsen
p, ave ss3e, and shall 1Jt De sorry 10 q" Vi d
1laew edition every year"
New-YonK, Ap il 10, lsl4.-SlR--NeAe |"
The iible and hooks Of a mutal ana ie'S'oos
Batu e, which ought evet TO have large sha'e
oil ate .on Ia all our sem mares oi learning,
scarcely any sning can be more .sF' va . NE ana
certainly, nothing can be motel ess'A 3 " al
ingenious youth, thanbiograph'
am happy TO ilad thai you tAaVe pooasei
Biographical Dictiona Y, which tnhS ven
caicuiatedt to give the rislng ehela'io'. ''uen
importan. kne9led &c OF many dIstl' si'leo n
lRe lean he oes and 7tatstmen. lhat your ID.
bors forthe benefit OF those, WHO a. etc succeed
us on the gre It theatre o the world, may De
generously romunerated, is the sincere "ish OF
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
r. J. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain betMeen + and 90 pages.
The price to subacribgis will be s., payable on
delivery.
2. II will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound aid !ettered.
Subscription papers to be returned 10 the
Editor, at Washington until The 3rd oil Mafch,
and after thattme 10 Easion, Penn.
II ,he Editor VIII thank gentlemen IN va
rious puts ofthe Utiion tor bog ap''leal sketch
Is o. ctr departed heroes, says, aha 'tate9ieh
Easton, Penn. jan. 81, 1873.
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