The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-10
TO THE, PUBLIC

| The whole oi the inst edition having been
sold, tl.e Editor has been lnducedto oiier new
ONE, on more enlai ged scale, by reason oil the
many demands that have been made Ion the
work from various pant OF the United Sta es.
! 1hr favorable reception that has been gwen
10 this Biographical Dictionary, while 1t Is
grateful 10 the compiler, may be resa' ded as
| honorable to the Anei Ican community. The
ancient lepubhcs lalsed monun' mt OF stone to
gse PEE petnity to the fame oil then hei oes and
sag,s. We Would lmpant the memory oionr'S
/ the hearts OF our chlldl en-, to be handed Gown
to their children, IN proud rememh ance oil the
VI tu.s aud talents Ui men vino never had their
superots. Ofthose who took part in The Re
voution, II has been emphaticsdy said, q there
were giants in hose days Ii is at once our
duty and our interest to che ISL liv elyrec olec
ton Of them. Tnele is an honest PRIDE G oug
ing to it that constitutes moral force OF mi
ME va ue to the pubic welfare
The second clifton will be much more valu
able and interesting han the ttst, "a It will cau-
tam many important characteristic anecdotes,
&c. never before published, Of those lust ous
men who acted a eon7t leu US Dart in our el0-
rious Revolution. The Editor thinks it proper
to adj, that many gentlemen, firm various
parts vi the Union, have pl omsed to furnish
orig nal sketches Ut our ma ST dI7tinguishtd Re
Aoldtionary heroes, .agcs and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, and eloquent papers, ia.
Ken f. ON the Journals, OF the Rev lutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution ofthe u.
S iates--and the vaedictory address OF General
Washington, which the first edition did not
contain, will give additional interest and valueto
the work.
The first edition contained biographical
sket ch Of the character OF one huudred and
GfteeH individuals, and il Is expected the second
Will cont IN a SIX etch OF the character, &c. Of
iorty OF fifty more, whe have died since the
publication of the lii edition
Among MANY recommendations of the first
edition, tne publisher will only give the follow
ing:
Mr.. NILES, in his Register, July /, 1915,
ncluded an article on " = che, books" with
the fol owing observations
/" have been led to these few remarks. by
laying my band on volume lately published
by Mr Rogers, ut Easton, Penn. entitled " a
new Biog apMcal Dictionary, containing the
lises of all oui eminent STAT, smen, warrior ;,
patriots and saves" 1t is neatly printed, and,
N my opinion, on Of the best school books We
have for boys OF t ON y to 10 years old-and
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
sive sale, aud shall not be sorry to hear OF a
new edition every year"
NEw-YouK, Ap il 10, lSl+-SIR--Nextt to
the lille aud hooks OF a moral and religious
nature, hich GU ht ever to have large share
oil attention in all our sem mares oil learning,
scarcely any thing can he more Instructive, aud
certainly, nothing can he more interesting to an
ineeni us youth, Autobiography.
a., h,nu, ff, And that Unl have DuhllSeu a
Biographical Dictiona' Y, which think well
calculate to give the rising generation much
important Knowledge Of many distinguished A.
merican heroes and sratetmen. That your la
bors 70 the benefit OF those, who aleto succeed
us on the g,e,t theatre o. the world, may be
generously remuneratch, is the sincere wish OF
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T. J. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be comprised IN an octave
volume, to contain between and oO0 pages.
The price to subscribers will be IS, payable on
delivery.
Q. II will be printed on a good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound and e"e'ed.
Subscription papers to be returned TO the
Editor, at Washington until the 3rd oil March,
and after that time to Eas'on, Penn.
NJ rhe Editor viii thank gentlemen IN va
rous parts ofthe Union tot biographical sketch
es Of cur departed heroes, sages, and statesmen
Easton Penn Jan. ", 1928.
Subscriptions to the above work wlh
he received at the office of the Virginia..
JOE PRXN'YAEG
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