The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-12
TO TIIE PltEL.ICh

The vi hole OF the fl5l edition having been
sold tie Editor has becninducedto o,ici new
one, on more enlal ged scale, ty reason of the
many demands that have been made tor the
work from various Pnts oithe uuiied states.
fheiavoiable reception thai has been gwen
to this " Biographical Dictionary" whi, it j,
grateful To the compiler, may he regarded a,
honorable 10 the American community. The
antirnt republics raised monument Of stone 10
eve pe,petnitv ~ the lame oil then hcroes and
saacs. We would implant The memory loHr' S
IL the heart. OF on child,en, to be handed own
To Heir children, IN proud rcmenihi ance orthe
htues and talents Of men who never had then
supcuoIs. Oftho-e who took rar in The Re
Vohnlor, II has been emphatic ally SAID, - there
were gisnt- IN those days" II IS at once our
doty and ON interest to che: isha ljvelyr ecoee
ton OF them. There is an hone pride belong
ing toit that CONSTITUTES a m0raf Jorce OF mi
me value ~ he public weliaIc.
The ond edition will he much more valu
able and int, esting han the lnst, a 1t Wliicon
tain many important characteristic aneedotes
eucve, before published, oi those llust,Ious
men who acted a couslicn ~ pau m our Go
rious Reyuluti n. The Editor thinks II proper
to al that many gentlemen, from various
pari- Of the Union, lave promised 10 furnish
o. ind 7l>etche= ot Our most dlstlngnIehed TIE
,outiona, y heIoes, ages and statesmen.
The yalnablr, rate, and eloquent papers, Ia
/ en- ftoln the Journals oil the Rev fitionafy
Congtes,, IL wel as the Constitution olihe y.
Statcs-andthe ealcdlctorY add css oil Gene al
Washington, whieh the ltIst edition did not
contain, llgve additioualintcl est and galncto
hewutk.
The lilst edition contained biographical
,ket ch Of the character OF out huadred Gpd
G1eenindvdnals, aud II Is expected The second
viii contl kctch ofthc character, &c. 81
forty 81 fifty moie, who. have died since tue
qualifications OF the first edition.
Among many rccomnpndati n OF The tirs
edition, the pubIisbe, will only give the follow
ng:
AIr Nils, in his Register, July ! 1919.
concluded auarticleo on" Seho l1ooks." Wth
he following observations:
:. have been led to those Few remarks, by
laying my handon a volume lately published
by ~. Rogers at Easton, Penn. entitled Z" \
new Blogr aphicai Dictionary, containing the
lives of ali ouI eminent stat,smcn, heiOes
patriots and 7ages.'
NEw-YoaK, April i6. 16lt.-SIn--NeSt to
lie Bible and hooks OF a motal aud religious
nature. which on ht ever to hav large share
ofalteaiion in all Our sem na,iese oi learning,
scarcely any thing can be move tn''tnetire, ahd
certainly, nothing cauhe moreinlere5;irg toan
ngenions youth, thanbiog'apny.
am happy TO find that you have pnhiised a
Biogr aph,cal Dietiona Y, which ! think wei
calcul.s ed to give the ,i7in@ generation "ne
important knowledge OF many distinguished \
meica heroes and statetmen. Ihat your la
borslo, the hencii, OF those, who arctic succeed
US ON the great theatre o. the world, may be
generously remuner1tea, Is the sinee,e nlah o.
youi humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
+. }. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/. The work To he compri,ed in an octave
volume. to contain Letwcen / and 30 page
The price to snbiciibeis will be y >, payable OF
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handsome type, neatly bound and 'ettered'
Subscription papers to he returned to th'
Editor, at Wa7hing'on nmii Tie "td OF March
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n The Editor will thank gentlemen IN Va
riou. pats ofthe Union for hiosf aphieH' sketch
/ es ofout deblted heroes, sag's, and sta'e.heh