The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-21
TO THE PUBLIC,

Thu whole 81 the fist edition having been
sold. tic EDITOR has been induoedto oict Il new
nc, on u more enlai yea scale, by reason Of The
many demands that have been made Ton the
work from various paIts oithe United states.
Jhciasotahle reception that has been gwen
to this q Biographical Dictiona " "iislt i
grateful to the compiler, may be REGARDED as
aonorah'et to the American community. The
ancient icpublics raised monument. OF stone I,
i've PEI petuily to the lame olthcIt heroes and
sapes. We would implant the memory 'lonr's
l, thrteaits OF ON children, to be handed own
To their children, in proud rem mha auCe"lthe
virtue, and talents 81 men who never had then
superors. Dltho-e who took patt in the Re
volution il has been emphaticaliy said, " thrIt
were giants in those days" II is NJ once niii
lsitv AMI ourintere-t to he Iishdlivr'ytccoltec
ton Of tacm. There isan hone-t pride he org
inc TO 1t that constitutes a moral force OF mi
! mite value ~tothepuhiic welfare.
Thesecond edition will be much more Ralu
able and intes e5tiugthan the flst,aslt wiiicon
tain many important characterize anecdotes
&c. ney.i before published, of those rllusttIous
men who acted a con5ii leu us ualt N our elo-
riCus Rcvolutian. The itorthinksit proper
t. al that many gentlemen, from Vation7
parts OF the Union, have promised Ii furnish
original -ketchcl ot or mostdlst'neuIshed Re
yolutionaly heroes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, ard eloquent papers, Ia.
ken from the Journals Of Tia" Revolutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution oithe }.
Statcs-andtbe vaiedictoiy address Of Ocne'a]
Washington, which the llst edition did not
contain, wlliglye additionalintettstaa AID v1lntto
hit wolk.
The FIRST edition contained a Biographical
,ketch OF the character Of one kuBdrtd and
observation-disclosures aud il Is cXFecte the second
slli contain asketch ofthc character, &c. 81
forty OF fiily more, who have died since the
publication al the first edition.
Among mny recommendation OF The frs
edition, the publisher vii only eivethe follow
Nj. MUS, in his Register, lu'y /, 1873,
concluded anarticle scho lbouks, with
ne fol owing obstsvati. H.:
q have been led to these few rcmnks, by
LAYING my hand on a volume lately pnhliste''
by Mr.. Rogers, at ~'iastot, Tenn, cntliI'd" n
new Biographical Dictionary. cortalhirs the
lies Of all ouI eminett s~latsemeh, hetoe'
patriots and -a!e-.'
Ntw.Yoak, Aplil 16, tSit.-SIp-NeSt To
he Hihie aud books Of a moral and religious
.,tu,c which ouaht ever to hav a large haze
ofaltenion IN all oas semrnaues Oh learning
scarcely ANYTHING can be more instructive, and
| certainly, nothing can he more interesting toai
ngeuious youth, thanhtnglaphv.
am happy to find that you have puh,l4e1 d
! Biographical Diotiona y, which ! THINK we,
calculated to give the Using generation much
important knswlcd re Of many Il surs"'7hfhN
me,i lea heroes and .tatetmcn. That Your IA
horsforthe benefit ofthosc, who atelo ouce'e'
~ on IN. qteat theatre o. the world, may h'
GENEROUSLY enumerated Is the sincere wish o
your humbIegetvant,
+. J. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/ The work 20 be comprised in an octave
volume. to contain between and 800 paSeS
The price to sub,cribeis will be g., payable '
!. II will be printed on a good paper an'
handsome typ, neatly bound aud 'eite'ed'
Ed,or, at Washington uatil the Bird OF March
and alter thattime TO E1sion, Penn;
Yhe Editor will thank gcn'!cnenin va
rioSns pats ottbc uaion To- bi's''76i'a, sSglsn
e oftrr dcpt,tcI heroes, s'ec9, and statesmen
raston, penn.laa. 27, 1923.