The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-13
TO TII, PUBLIC.

The whole oil the inst EDITION having been
sod the EDITOR has been inducedto offer new
one, OH a moIe enlarged scale, by reason of the
many demand that have been made for the
work from van us pats oil the Uuitcd STA es.
The favorable reception that has been gwen
| to this.' Biographical DictIona' "" Will, 1t is
grateful to the compiler, may lie regarded As
honorable to the American community. The
ancient lepublles ran ell monuments oil stone to
give pc petuity to the lame OF thea heroes ana
eag,s. We would implant the memory oionrs
in the hea, Is OF on, chlidi en- to be hande4 oHn|
to their children, ia p, oad remembrance uithe
Vi tu,s and taleh Vi men who never had thea
supeiors. Oithose who took lar in the Re
volutioa, has bee, einphalical.y sad, - ihe,
were giants III these DAYS" II is at once on
duty ami Our lnteit,t To ne 18Th eelytuc ollec-
ton of them. There Is an honest pridehe ong
ing to 1t that constitutes d H0fat force OF init
ute y,tue tothe public welfare.
The second edition. will be much more yaIu
able aud inLe, esling han the inst, Vt will cot
tain many important Characteristic anecdote-,
&c. ney, 7 belote published, oi those lust ious
men who icted COM, leu u pat IN Gul q,
iiou- Key luton. The Editor Lhlnh Il piupci
to ad that many geatlelnen, IL IN various
parts oi the Union, have promised to lurnlsh
original ketches oi our mostdl.tinlushtd Re
,olutionaIy heroes, sages and Statesmen.
The valuable, rare, and eloquent plpers, Ia.
ken fl ON the Jour ais oi the Rev lutionary
Congress, as well DIS the Constitution OF the y.
S ates--andihe valedictoty add,e OF General
" Arlington, which the first edition did MT
contain, will give additional inteies and value to
the work.
The FIST edition contained a biographical
sketch OF the character oil one hundrtd and
fifteen individuals, and il is expected the second
viii contain sketch OF the character, sc. OF
forty VI fifty more, vino have died since the
publication OF the fist edition.
Among many Recommendations OF the ii st
edition, tie ubll.he. will only give the follow
ing:
oncluded al article OIL" CHI book" with
the Iol o.iiag ots rvations:
/" have teen led 10 these few remarks, by
laying my haad on volume lately published
by Mr. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entitlea " A
new Biog aphlcal Dictionary, containing the
Ii rs oil all oui eminent statesmen, narrioi ;,
patriots and sa2es' 1t is neatly printed, aud,
| in my opinion, ore OF the best school books we
| have fol- boys OF ON u To 10 years old--and
| aso, highly interestin. to those more advanced
| sive 5ale, anu shall not be soly 10 h.ar oil a
| new edition every yea"
Ntw-fo X, Ap II IL, iS1l.--SIn--NeXt to
| the i1ble ana hooks OF a moral aud religious
| nature, which ought ever 10 have a large shai c
! OF attei on IN all our sefn,naries oi learning,
scarcely any thing car be more instructive, and
certainly, nothing can he more interesting to al
iDgeni5us youth, thanhiog,aph
IN, ba,n,y IN, fad hat Won have Dublsed q
Biographical Dictionary, which | think wei!
calculated TO give the rising generation much
important knowledge of many distinguished A
meiican heroes and stat, tmcn. That your la
bors for the benefit of those, who ieto succeed
Us Oh the great theatre OF The word, may be
generously rcfnunerated, Is the sincere wish OF
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
L. j. RoeEEs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
I. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume. to contain between and 800 pages.
| The price to sui 'cribers will be IS, payable on
delivery.
9. II wi,l be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound aud lettered.
Subscription papels to be returned to the
Editor, at Wa.hig,on until the 3rd OF March,
| and after that time to Eas: on, Penn.
n, The Editor viii thank gentlemen IN va
rious parts ofthe Union fol- biog aph'cai sketch
cs OF Dnr departed heroes, sagrs, and statesmen
| Easton, penn. Jaa. q, 1923.
Subscriptions To the above work viii
| be received at the Office OF the Virsinian.
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