The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-23
To THE PUBLIC.

The uhote liz nras EDITION having been
sod, tne e.ditof has been 1nduccdto offer new
one, on more eniar ged sca'c, by reason OF the
many demalids that have teen made tot the
WOIN from fious parts oithc United Sta Is.
he iaY oiabe teccptIon lhat mas been gwen
10 tins " Biographical Dictionary while 1t j.
grat.iui 10 he { upiIc. may be regal ded as
houordb etc the \ enc n community. TIE
a. clent fcpublcs raised monumt uts OF stone L.
.r,e pc peluity To tie lame OF thcu hc'o1s and
sagrs W. ,ould imP.a the memory alou,'8
~ the "a = OF OF, cnildIcl to he handed own
to their children, il proud rememb. A &c oil the
tlttd~s ana ,.en S mel, VIII never had thrII
,uperors. o.. Oso VIII took iatt IA thc Re
yOm 10 i has =. "ulphatic lily AID, - there
We. : ant in ,aosc days." 1t - = "3ee ou
dutyau on, n. ere7tt che Isl alvelyrecolicc-
e. not teen. tn e lsaa 10 e.tpldeoe ong
j z oIt that constitutes m0tW force oil IulI
at ue toth, puo.lc w,ltt'.
he -,couu t dti nWill Toe much more valu
4, t ano int estir ban the inst a It VIII con
tain many poTiant characterize anecdotes,
&c. ~ / bcIotc publ he'd, Ut those INDUSTRIOUS
en- who acted a con- len ~ pat IN ON gIcs
ou Revoiuti. II. The Editor thinks it ptopei
att, tat many 4rull,,nen, from various
pat at the Unlvn, have promised to furnish
original si<rtche- OF GU, III ST distinguish, d Re
Nol5,tirnaiy heroes, ages Al d statesmen.
The valu bic, ras t, a. dcloquent papers, Ia
>en from the Jour- as oil the Revolutionary
GongIcss, rs well Is tic Constitution ofthc /.
: atcs-aadthc vaiedictorN add ess oil Gene al
" asiingtou, which the litst edit did MT
contain, sill eIve additional interest and value to
ueWoLiS
Th- tilrt edition contained a bipg1 aphical
~ket ch ot the character OF on huHdred and
fifteen inaivldnais, and II is expected the second
Will contain SIX etch Of the character, &c. oi
forty OF fifty mote, who have died since the
publication Of The ia eaitlCu.
Among many recomn. eo'iations of the hrs
edition, the publisher viii only a,,ve the follow
M:
Mi Mis-. in his Register, July l, 1873
nciided an article on /" cho Books" witt
ac following observations:
- have been led 10 these few remarks, b,
hYng m, hrnd on volume '"'ei3 pnon7''e.
~ alr. Pogfrs, at Eastuu, Penn. entitled "
nr.s Bloa apncal Dictionary, containing thu
| lives Of ala out eminent stat, smen, hc,oe.
/ patr and "a ,cs.'
! Nsw.Yo X, Ap l6, loli.-Sin-NeXt Il
ihIe an books Of moral ana 'e i9'oo
| nature, hch ought ever to NV large shai'
oi attic on ia all our sem narlc-e Of gafninA
F., aceiv Az, taing ,an he more ins'ruc t''e' am
certainly, nuthne ear he more inter@'. ihs TO a
4cni ,ls youth, thanb grapny.
am Ia, pv !" find that you ha"e Po7''7ed
iopraph,cai D;etirua y, which | think We
caicuiatcG 10 give the rising Generation niue
important K ewle, &C oil many distinguished \
mel lean ice. ors ana statStmen. That your
bors torthe benz fit of those, W o to succec
, | Us on IT, great heatre o The world, may
, generously rtmuneratea, is the sinccle wish
/ your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
, L. }. RocERs, Egg.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work To be comprised IN an octa'
volume, to contain httn,eu asd 800 page
The price to sub 7ctibeis viii be S., payable
delivery.
,. Il viii he printed ON a good paper al
= handsome ~. neatis bound nd iettered,
I ,iubecrpti II papers to be returned to I
e Edit, ut Na~hing,o until the 5rd OF Marc
i md after thattne TO Easton. Penn.
# u he Editor vii thank gentlemen in \
nous parts oithe Union for blog aphical .ket'
Q { ofonr departed heroes, sages, and statesm
= Eastor, Penn. lar. 81, 1923.
;, Subscriptions to the above work "
i be received at the Office of the Virginiau
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