The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-16
TO TIE PUBLIC.


The whole oil the first edition having been
sold. tie Editor has been inducedto otel a new
one, on more enlarged SCALE, hy reason Of the
mtny demands that have been made tor The
WORN from various parts oithe Unitea sta es.
Th- ia, OF able reception that has been gwen
to th, :. Biographical Dictionary, Will II Is
grateful to he compile, may be re- a'dtC as
honorable to the & lcan immunity. 1 re
ancient republics alsed monuments oil stone 4
owe perpetuiy to e lame oil then he oss a ~
saoes We would mp ant the memory lOW'S
II. the heats OF out chldree, L be hande q
to their children, il y oud rcfe NIB a. &C OF the
yitu and talen Il men via never haa then
suaeaors. Oh taose who took part IN the Re-
you.ion, i. has bee emphatic tl.y sad, :" there
vere giant- IN ,ose DAYS Ii Is at once ON
duty ana out nGel etc che ish allveylc oilec-
ton oil taeIn. Ine.e IS az 40 estPtde ong
ing tolt dat ustllutts d moral force OF IniI
nile yduc to IL puaIc wel!are.
The ecoud i'll uwiIl be mach more valu
able anu lnterestn tnan the inst, as It VIII CO..
tam many ,.pmtant ehalacteristc anecdote-,
* ev.r before published Il those Lust'Iuus
men who ct>d Il cons leu IL ualt IN oar el1-
ri5us Rev luton. The Editor thinkslt proper
e ad tGat t.any geutL nleu, fr-m VARIOUS
part OF the Um0u, have promised 10 '']'hieh
originals ke,She, OF our m 5staI tingm5hed Re
no.utiunary h,aes, ayes and statesmen.
The sdlu,ble Iate, 4 ID eloquent papers, Ia
ken tom the JoGrtais OF the Rev lutlonaty
CongIess, rs Wei d tie Constttutlon olthe l.
Satts-and the ya,edctoIy add IS oi General
Washington, waicb the first eiit,un and not
contain, Will give additional iatctt and Eaiueto
thewOrk.
The fist edition. contained 4 hjog, aphical
sketch OF the character Of one buRd1t" dnd
fifteen individuals, and it is expected the second
wall cortaiu sketch OF the CHARACTER, &c. oi
tortyor fifty mole, who have dIed STAGE the
publication OF the FIST edition.
Among many recommendations Of the frs
edition, the publisher will only give the follow
NJ:
Mr.. NILES, in his Register, Iu'y l, 1873,
concluded an article on " schoe books" with
the fol owing obs, rvations
j." have been led to these few remarks, 10y
laying my hand on a volume lately pabllsf ed
by Nh. Rogers, At Easton, penn. enutled" A
new Biug aphcal Dictionary, containing the
lives Oh All ON eminent statt smen, warrIoiS ),
patiios and ga es." 1t IS neatly printed, and
III my opinion, one oil the best achoo b. Ks Ne
have for boys OF t ON Z To 10 yeats oii--and
Also, highly interesting to those more advanced
III Yeas. II has had, am told, very eNten
s.Ve sal, and shall not be souy to hear oil 4
ne" edition eve'y yea'."
NV. YoaK, Ap Il liz, I31f.-Stn-NeHt q
Zoe ibe aud books 1T morai and re lg'ohs
nature, which ought ever to nave large 7ha't
oil ate Iton III AL our sem nailes O. hartIng
scarcely Any thing ran be more ris'racti'e, a.
certainly, nothing can be more intereslif Z to al
ingen US youth, thsnbiogra
am happy /, ind that yea hav PuhIised
Biographical Dictirna,v, which ! t'unk wei
calculated to give the rising generation Hurf
important k"ewlet ge of many distinguished
mclean ne oes ana statctmen. That your Ia
hol Tor the benefit OF those, who a'cto succeed
lis ON the great theatre o. the world, may b'
&c clously rcmnnerated, is the sincere wish o
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
I. J. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between and 500 p1g es
The price to sub,cIibes viii be S., payable OF
delivery.
2. 1t viii lie printed on good paper an'
handsome typ, neatly bound nd lettered.
Subscription papers to be returned to TIN
Editor, at Washington anil the 3rd oil Hat ch
and after thatt!meto Eas'oh, Penn.
IL he Editor wi thank gentlemen in va
rionsputs ofthe Union TOR hiogi aphicai sketch
e ofour dcpartel heroes, sagss, and states men
Easton, Penn. ia u, 1923.
Subscriptions to the above work vii
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