The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-22
TO TIIE pIRIIC,.

The whole oil the inst edition having been
sold, the t.diloi has been inducedto olier a new
one, on a more enlal gcG scale, by reason oi the
many demands that have been made tor The
work from vaiioUs parts oithc United States.
1helavolabe reception that has been gwen
to this I" Biographical Dlctionay "" whii, II i
grateful to The compile, may he ne ded A.
honoiableto the American community. The
ancient republics raised unonun, nts oil stone t.
give perpetljty to the fame oil then heroes ana
8a4,s. We would implant the memory olourS
IN the hearts oil out children, to be handedaoMn
to their children, in proud tememba &c utthe
VIZ tues aud talen Il men VINO never had then
supelors OIthose who took paa in the Re
volutiou, i has been emphalicaliy said, " there
were giauts in those days" II Is at once ouI
duty and our interest to che lsh alVely, eeollec-
Gon OF them. The { is an hone tpride e.ong
ina tuIt that con titut,s m0rai jorce oil mi
n.tr value tothc public welfare
The second clifton viii be much more valu
eand intei estng than the inst, as It vii COZ
tain many important Characteristic anecdotes,
&c.nev, before published, Of those hietliou
men who acted cons, leu rs part IN our glo-
rious Revolution The Editor thmksit prope'
to al that many gentlemen, if'm various
prrts oil the Union, have promised to furnish
o, IL inalsl etche, oil our mystd .ting!ish,d Re
yolnti9nary heroes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, ard eloquent papers, Ia
k en- from the Journals oil the Rev dictionary
Congress, as well IS the Constitution the u
States--andtbe va'edictofy add ess oi Genera
Washington, which the In edit II dad not
contain, will give dditIonaintcfts stand ValuctU
hewolk.
The first edition contained Biographical
sketch Of the character OF one hpndrtd md
fifteen in iividuals, and II is cXpecled the second
win contain sketch of the character, &C. oil
fortyor fifty mo,e, who have died since the
pubic alton OF the first edition.
Among many recommendations OF the ms
edition, the publisher viii only give the follow
ng:
Mr.. Mus, in his Register, July l, 1919,
concluded anarticle on" scho books, VIII
ne fol owing Observations
al have been led to these Few remarks, by
LAWN. INV hand on volume lately published
Nv Mr. Rogers, at Eastpn, Penn. entitled "
new Bog apn,cal Dictionary, containing The
II es o all ou eminent statesmen, heroes
patriots and sagesio
Ntw.YoaK, Apdi 10. 1S1t.-sin--Next to
the Bible and books Of a norai aud le'is'ou
nature. Which ought even To hay large share
of attention in all our sem mares oi learning,
scarcely any thing can be more ln6nuctfe, and
certainly, nothing can be MOI interesting to an
neeni, us youth, thanbi alaphy.
lam happy 70 find that ye} have pnblised a
f,iogrsphica Dictiona y, "hc6 think wei
calculate to give the rising generation much
important Knowledge OF many d thgn'shed A
merica heroes and statemen. That your Ia
borsiorthe benefit oil those, who aieto succeed
as ON the great theatre o. the world, may b'
generously remunerated, is the sincere wish o
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
+. j. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/, The work to be comprised in alp octave
volume. to contain between ! and SOC PES
The price to subscribers will DC -, payuble o.
delivery.
Q. Ii will be printed OF, good paper an
handsome type, neatly Sou.d and le.tered.
Subscription papsrs 10 be returned 10 TIA
Editor, at Was'in@, on until the 3rd oil March
| and after thattime TO Easton, Penn.
n , The FL cor will thank gentlemen IN va
rious parts ,rthe Union for biog aphical sketcf
e3 oI our .replrled heroes, sages, and statesmen
| Fan, penn Jan 27, 1928.