The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-11
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sod the .dtot has be II iudueedto Offer ne
| une rr moo. enlarge sea-, ty tehson = the
N ny dsmands hat fstc been made lof tho
wofa from various parts fthe u,ie Sta es.
III ia, o,ahlc tecep on hat la, Heen gwen
to u " Biogr phical Dictlona . whi II IN
THU Ia he e nple may be ~ 4 de- as
honorable to \ c c Il mn uni Y. TIC
| ancient lepublies raised monuments OF tone 70
give pc p5tIry t. tie iame pl Ihet lac o,s All
'ags " oald tnpa1t tie IA aoy 'ofNy
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Her Children IA p pud ,emsu,b,sn, ,1ins
Ia and talents If men VII npve hat the-,
NE ors. O taosc who took raft in he Re-
anioe, has been emphatic ysd, " t ere
| WEI, giants ~ those days - IL at once on
uly ana our nleie { 10 che ISL lYelytrcol &c.
| n oi tbem. Inee Is az 10 e.tpride cong
& TO It that constitute moral FORE Oi inf
| it. "a u 10 h. pun le welfare
he cord eaI,ion will he much more vnln.
al e aud into esllug than he tpst, a II will con-
| tan many pottant oheraeteri.ie anecdotes,
| Il. ey,r belott punt Led, ia Sc lu,t ious
men Who I'd con. ieu0u 'at in W gl5-
iau- ltsy ld1. n. Tbr Editor thinks il proper
/ ad a many genll r.en irem various
part II this Unnn, have p.omF,d 10 furnish
o inal sketche ct GA ~ Std 'uugui bed l,e-
evolutionary heroes, saees pud slatesn %.
The valuable, fa.e, el9qeent papers, Ia
ken IIoui the jon, ais oi tie Rev lutionafy
Cong ess, AS wei as the Constiti IS ~ az the u.
$ atcs- and the valcdletoiv add ess 81 General
Washing on, which he fit edit II DID not
contaio, ill give ditional ihter, b AID yalueto
tbe work
The 6rst edition contained Biographical
4kei ch 1 Tie character ot or hupdfCd md
fRrea in idua ,nad il is expecle Ii secand
vii contain sk,toh u the chart &c. ot
I tty,t fity mne, whe have dea 5nc tho
publ cation Of he Fl - thilIsn.
Among m,uy 1ccommei DAT n - The fiteg
edition, the publlshe will my give the tolow.
in.
Mr. Mus; in liz Register, Juy /, 1915,
conc ludcd an article On eho Books" with
the fol owing ohsuvatons
" have been led to thee few remarks, by
layn nv hand on volume ateIy Published
by Mr Rogers, at Eesto', Penn. entitled " A
new Biog apblcal Dictionary, ,ontsining the
| Ii rs Of all our tmnct y'at,smcn, warriors,
patriots and "a es." II Is neatly printed, and
| il my opinion, one OF the test -chao boz Ks we
have Cor boys a f om II 10 10 years old---and
also, highly interest ng TO those more adv need
in years. It has had, am told, a very eAten.
siyc sal, and shall n be sorry to hear oi a
| new EDITION evay year.'
Ngw.Yo X, Ap'il IL, I5i4--sin--Eext to
tie lille am books Il moral and teiigious
natu e, which ought evcr to have a large share
| Of alte ION ip a our sem nares oil ! arning,
| scarcely any thing an he more ins'rnt tive, ard
certan My. nothing can be more intercsii & to an
| geni us youth, than biogi Apply.
am happy hnd that y Il hays publised a
| Iiogi aphcal Dict nay, which | think well
calculated to give the rising generation much
| important k swle ge Of many distinguished A =
mcrlc,n he, oes and .tatetmen. That y5nr a
bor- for the ben fit OF those, WHO a. c to succeed
rs on TIN greet theatre he word, may be
generously renunerated, is The since,e wish 6
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
| T. J. ROCKS, Esq.
CONDlT ONs.
| l. The work to be comprised in an octave
| volume. to contain betwocn+ d 500 pages.
The price to sub,cribes will be IS, payable on
de'iyrry
g. Il will BIO printed on a good paper ard
handsome type, ne lily bound and Uttered
Subsc ip. n pnpers 10 be returned to the
Edito at Wa hingion unit the 3rd u March,
and after that time 10 Eas or, Prnn.
| Or he Editor wi thark geo.lemen in va
rious pa,ts ofthe ~ ion for biog aphi al sketch.
e Of eur dep lted h roes, sages, AID statesmen.
| Eastor, enn. a . 27, 1928,
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