The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-26
TO THE pIJRIIC

The whole OF the first edition having been
sold the Editor has been inducedto ollel new
one, GA more enlarged scale, 10y reason oil the
many demands ihat have been made lpr The
work from varlo us parts oithe United Sta es
III, favorable IeeeI~on that has been gwen
to this " Biographical Dictionary" while II is
grateiul To the compiler may be re aided as
honorable TO the An e.ican {, mmunity. Tae
ancient lepuhlics iaised monuments oil stone 10
give pc petulty 10 the tame OF Their hen o,s and
sag,s. We would implant the memory oiony'S
| IL the ear IS oil on children, to be handed own
| to their children, in proud remembrance otthe
tues aud talcn.s 81 men who nev er had then
,uperlors Otthose who took part in the Re
voIution, it has heea emphaticaliy said, - there
were giants IN those GAYS" It is at once our
duty am interest To che sh llyelyi co &c
ton OF them. There IS an ho e.t pride lie onp
iug toIt that constitutes a niorul force OF mi
lite value totbePubIc welfare
The atcond ed,tiun will be much more valu
able and interesting han the inst a. Il will cJI-
tain many important Characteristic anecdote.,
| &c. uevei before published, OF those lu7tiiuus
men who acted oons iru, II, pait ia our gl3-
| riou Revolution. Thr Editor think IL proper
to ad that many gentlemen, fr,m various
parts OF the Union, have promised to furnish
on NAL sketches ot our mOstdIstnguished Re
Aolutionary heroes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, and eloquent papers, Ia
Ken from the Journals oil the Revolutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution oflhe L.
States-and the yaedictory add ess OF General
Washington which the first edition did not
contain will give daditlona! interest aud yalueto
the work.
The first edition contained a biographical
sket Oh OF the character OF one hiiaqfed md
GHeca individuals, aud it is expected tie second
will contain sketch oi the character, &c. Of
forty OF fifty mole, who have died since he
publication oil the first edition.
Among many lecommendaio ions Of the frs
cation, the puollshel will only give the follow
NJ;
Nix Mus, in hi, Register, July ! 1878,
concluded auarticlc on g che Hooks" with
the following observations
" have been led To these few remarks, by
laying III, hand on a volume lately published
by hlr. Rogers, At l. aton, Pcuu. entitled e a
new Blog optical Dictionary, obtaining the
lives OF all oul eminent statesmen, warriors,
patriots and sages.' It's neatly printed, and,
in my opinion, orc oil the best oh1oIbo ks We
haveior buys oil ON - to 10 years old-ard
also, highly intetestln, to those more advanced
in yeas. It has Lad, ain tod, a very exten.
eirc sale, aud shailn.t hescrry to heas oil a
new edition every year
NEw-TonK, Ap.il Il. lS1t.-SiR-NeXt to
the ible and books 4 moral and religious
nature, which ought ever to nave a large share
o atte l.on IN all our semuariCs oi learning,
scarcely any thing can Ike more Instructive, aud
certainly, nothing can lie mo'e interesting TO an
| ingenious youth, thanblDg Apply.
am happy to find that you have publised a
| Biogl aphIcal Dictionary, which think well
calculate to give the iising gene alton muc h
important kaomleage OF many d rtusulshed A
| lean heroes and stat,tmcn. That your Ia
bors for the benefit OF those, who elo succeed
us on TIA, great theatre the world, may b
| ger erousy remtInei5teG, Is the sincere wisf o
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALIEN.
! +. j. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/. The work To be comprised in an oc,,y
volume, to contain betweent ar}, 500 n,oe.
The price to subscribers viii be < ), payabie O
delivery.
2. 1t will be printed OH a. good paper an
handsome type, neatly bou nd ani ettered.
Subscription pap'rs T. be returned to III
Editor, at Wa b.gr' n Until the 5rd oi Marcel
and alter 'hatt'pe 10. Eas'on, Penn.
u he E61tof vii Thank Gentlemen in VI
rionsp parts oithe. Union for biog optical sketcl
e' oi"ur dep1l ted heroes, sages, and Statesmen
Easton, ! enn. JAZZ. II, 1873.
Subs .1iptions To the above work vi
he re ..eivcd at the Office Of the Nirglnian
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