The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-21
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole u the nrst edit, N having b.en
sod the l.ditor has been lnducedto olet new
one. Oh a more enlarged scale, Wy reason ol the
many demands that nave been made Tor the
work from va iJus parts o, the Unite ota es.
The ,ayol able lecepuon nat mas been gwen
to ta, " 81 graphical Dictionary whle u Is
grateful to he compliei, may be resa aea as
honoia1 e to Tie A. leican community. iis
ancient epublics raised monuilehts Oh s.o''e 70
& give pc petaiiy to tie tame OF the'' ne oeS ana
sac .tVe qould impiant TIE memory tours
In. oea Is oil our children, to be handed own
20 tbeir children, in oud remenbr ace ottne
y; n, and talents ii men VINO never mad Their
u .unerors 0fthose VITO took part IN The ke-
vo,,,ioo.. il has been emphaticaily said, i" there
were rants in nose days" II is at once our
duty an our interest to che ISL aiNelytecoec-
tioa OF tnem. 'fne is az no estrilde onR
inp to l. that constitutes a moral force oil nh
nNs Y u, tom. pebilc weiiate
The seeond c ,iti.n VIII be much more vaiu
ab and intet estng han the first, a. 1 vii con-
tain many Important characteristic ehecdote9,
&c uev before publisaed, OF those ,iuet io,Is
men who acted COM, leu us part m Our Gu
rious Revolution. The Editor thinksit proper
t. adj, that many gentlemen, Fl III various
parts OF the Union, have promised TO FURNISH
vi Out Hlust NJ
H nolutionary heroes, sages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, aud eloquent p pers, ia
hen from the Journals of the Rev lationary
Congress, as well as the Constitution oithe U.
H States-andthe va.edictory add, ess OF General
Washington, which The first edition did not
contain, will give additional interest and value TO
Il thewolk.
The first edition contained biographical
II Gtec If tha charartar nt mn H1Lndrfn Unn
fifteen Individuals, and it is expected me second
Will CO tain sketch Of the cnaracCcr, &c. OF
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
publication OF The fl st edition.
Il Among many recommendations OF the II
edition, the publisher will only give the follow
ne:
Mr., NILES, in his Re1ister, July !, 1873,
4 conclude anarticle on" cho lbOoks.' with
n The iol owing vs. rvations
al have been led to these few remarks, by
laying M hand on volume atry pnb'is ed
e ny Ar Rogers, at Easton, Penn. emitted"
new Blos aphical Dictionary, cohtanHnS the
Il Ii es OF all oui emnrat statesmen, walrois,
q paJno and ,a es." 1t IS neatly printed, and,
IN my opinion, o OF the best .choo books we
have for boys OF f ON II 10 10 years oio--and
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
ID
s've SALE, and shaln be sorry to near oil a
new edition evt,y year,
NEw-Yo X, Ap il l6, lo14-SIR-Next to
TIE ihie ana books 4 a moral and religious
Is hSi e, which ought eve, to have a large share
VI "'ent'onia all our sem1.a,ies ot learning,
l oc''eely any TING can be more ms ructise, and
certainly, nothing can be more lnteres H. to an
ingenious youth, thanbi g,apny.
anu happy y find that YOU have publised a
hograph'csl Dictiona V, which ! think well
calculates to give the rising Generation much
important kne~ledge of many distinguished A.
he'can neroes and statetmen That your la
oofs iorthe benefit OF those, who are to succeed
II !" on tne great heatre o the world, may b.
generously femunerated, is the sincere wish o
your humble servant,
q TIMOTHY ALDEN.
49, RoGEGs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
!. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between 1 atd $40 pages
me price to subscribers will be s., payable OF
delivery.
g. IL will be printed on a good paper ant
pallasome type, neatly hound aud lettcred
Subscription papers to be returned to TIL
hditor, at Washington until the 3rd OF Ma. oh
ana alter thattime TO CASTOR, Penn.
:, W The Editor will thank gentlemen in va
.Ons parts otthe Union for bios aphical sketc h
o'onf departed heroes, sages, and state men
ha'ton, Penn. jar. 27, 1879.
subscriptions to the above work wi
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