The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-12
To THE PIEIIE

The Who'll, Of the iuat edition. having been
sold, the Editor la. been lnduCedto offer new
one, On niuie enlarged scale, 10y reason Of the
many demands that ha,c been made for the
work from various parts oithe United stalcs.
III favorable reception that has been giycn
to this " Biographical Dictionary winnie II is
grateful 10 the compiler, may be regarded as
honorable to the A6cneau community. The
aHcleIt republics raised monuments OF stone to
give perpetnty TO the fame oil their heroes and
sagcs. We would mpIant the memory ol0ur' s
IA the heats a ou children, to he handed own
to Hctr children. III ptoud fcmtmbr aGce Of the
Virtues and talen OF men who never had then
supctiois. OF those who took part in the Re
yolunon, II has been emphatlcaly said, = there
were giants in those days" 1t Is at once our
duty an5 ous intere.tt cherish livelyrccolcc-
ton OF them. Thee Is an houestptide belong
ing tot that constitutes a moral force oil INF
nitt yajue tothe public welfare.
The zecond cation viii be much more vain
ableand Interesting than the FIRST, a It will con-
tain many important characteristic Anecdotes,
&c. neytr before published, oil those dust, ous
men who acted nsiicuans ual in or elo-
riou, REVOLUTION. The Editor thlnksit proper
to al , that many gentlemen, from various
part OF the Union, have promised to furnish
original sketche7 OF our mostd,stirguished Re
iolatlonaiy heroes, Fases and statesmen.
The valuable rare, and eloquent papers, la.
Ken ttom the Journals OF the Revolutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution ofthe Il
States--andthe valediotorv addie. OF General
Washington, which the fist edition did not
contain, will give additional interest ard yalueto
the work.
The inst edition contained biographical
sketch of the character Of 0ne AVudred and
fifteen individuals, aud il Is exgccieu the second
vii contain sketch If the character, sc. Of
forty or ttly moie, who have died since. the
publication Of the Ilrst editlsu.
Among many accommodations Cf the frs
EDITION, The publisher viii ~ giye the follow
ng
Ar MUS, in his Reeister. July l, 1915,
concluded an article on 81 Scho. lBooks." With
the FOL owing observataons.
:" have beer -, to these few remarks, by
"yIns my ha' ON a volume lately published
oy Ar. Rogers, ii leston, Penn. entitled d" A
new bisg aphica Dictionary, containing the
i've OF all our eminent statesmen, warriors,
patrots and sa e. It's neatly printed, and,
in my opinion, ore oftle hest chooibooks we
have Ior boys OF ON L TO Ii years cld-arG
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
in years. Il has had, am told, a very extern
sive salc and shall not be sorry to hear Of a
new edition eyery year.
Ngw-YoRK, Aplil i6, 1S14,-sIa--Next to
the ible and books OF A moral and religious
nature, which ought ever to have large shalc
of attention in all our semma'ies OF learning
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, and
certainly, nothin. can be moic interesting To an
ingenious youth, thsnhiogl
! am happy to find that you have publised a
Biographical Dictionary, which ! think wei
calculated to give The rising generation much
important Knowledge OF many distinguished A
meiican her oes and statctmen hat your la
bor- iot the benefit ofthose, VITO arctic succeed
us on the great theatre thc word, may b,
generously rrmuuerdted, Is the sincere wish 0
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T }. RoGERs, Esq.
| CONDITIONS.
| l. The work to be comprised in an octav,
/ volume, TO contain between and 800 pages
l'The price TO subscribers will be 50, pavahie Vi
| delivery.
2 l. win be printed on a good paper an,
handsome type, neatly bound and iettered.
Subscription popefs to be returned to tn
Editor, at Washington until lie Ord Of March
and after tina, time to Eae.on, Penn.
u The Editor vii thank gentlemen IN va
rons parts ofthe Union lor bog aphical sketct
Is ofonr departed heroes, sagcs, aud statesmen
Easton, Penn. Jan. y, lo23.
Subscriptions to the above work wi
be received at this. office of the Virgiuian.
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