Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-10-24
PROPOSALS

F0T puDftShtng nep q comprehensive
GAZETTEER OF VIRGINIA,
ENCLUDING the District OF Columbia:
81 wherein all the statistical, and other
information is collected in every county In
virginia--the counties arranged alphabet
ically, and The information given placed
under the head of each county.-Compre
bending the Judicial district and circuit
in which every county is included. with
the days on which the county corporation,
and superior courts of law and ehancery
are held. The county towns and post vii
lagos, with their improvements, brought
down TO the present period. The popula.
ton, number of houses, stores, meeting
houses and Of what denomination; taverns ),
hotels, factories, and The principle mechan-
ical pursuits in all the principle towns
and villages in Virginia, and The names
and number Of post offices in each coun-
ty, embracing. also the extent, boundries,
natural productions, the latitude and lon
gitude of all the counties, cities, towns,
villages and post offices. with their bear
ings and distances from important places.
also, the mountains, creeks, canals, rail
read, commerce, manufactures, agricul.
|ture, and the arts generally in Virginia;
Including other interesting and valuable
historical, geographical, and political in
formation. with the aggregate population
from the last census table Of lS30-To
which will be added brief historical
sketch Of the very interesting and respect
able assemblage which met at the capital
Of Virginia, for revising the constitution
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with map OF Virginia facing tie title
page. 1t may be expected Of the publish
er to point out the advantages Of this
Gazetteer which he supposes il TO possess
over all that have heretofore been publish
ed in the United States
| There never has been a separate Gaz
eteer Of Virginia unconnected with any
other state in the union, and all that has
been published in this connection has been
woefully incomplete. This Gazetteer, so far
as this state is concerned, is not only in-
tended to, but will doubtless, supersede
all others now in existence, they being diff
fcient on the principal subject of in(orma.
i ton, more especially in the statistical de
lpariment. Besides the plan or method OF ar.
Engagements, which excels all others the
reader has only to turn TO any one part
Icular county within the state OF Virginia
he will there find 10 one view not only al
the statistical, but all other useful infor
nation embraced in that county. Thu
advantages, therefore, il has over all o
Tiers, will be readily perceived, not onl,
as a reference book, but as a volume o
valuable and interesting history. Suffice
lit to say, that this work will be got up il
Charlottesville one OF the central countie
of Virginia-and the publisher pledge
himself it shall, in style and execution. b
$ superior to any work of the kind that hs
heretofore been offered TO the public. A
that the publisher asks, to enable him
do so, is liberal patronage.
JOSEPH MARTIN.
CONDITIONS.
FirsI-The valuable work shall be printe
with new type. on good paper, and con
prlsed 10 one handsome octave volume
containing between 3 aud 600 pages .
close printed matter, with a map I
Virginia facing the title page.
f Seeond-It shall be substantially and nea
ly bound in calf, delivered TO subscr
bers at So per volume, payable on d.
= livery of the work.
n. b. Proprietors Of manufactures, an
others in the state Of Virginia, who wis
- TO communicate any thing suitable for il
sertion in the Gazetteer, are desired 10 Z
so as early as practicable, directed TO Il
, publisher in Charlottesville.
. Charlottesville, Oct. IL, lS33.-9t