Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-18
To Che PeOpIe Of Vermont,

Jas. Huh Orwell
10 the People Of Vermont.
| SINCE the publication Of the Vernon
/ - Gazetteer in 1924, the undersigned
has constantly had in contemplation, The
preparation OF new work, embracing
mot only the Gazetteer but the natura
and civil history of the State, together
with such statistical tables as he should
think. would be generally useful for refer.
sence. lie wooh now inform the public
THAI he has such a work in progress, and
thai i will probably be published in. the
licourse 81 thesness year. unless, provision
is made at the next session of the Legs
lature for Geological Survey Of the
State. in.Whicf cases he may think it besl
to defer 1he publication long :enouuh to
enbrace the result of that survey and
/ thus eplace il simnediatelv, within the
reach of all. Thewofk will be arfanoeg
under three general heads. each Of which
will constitute 'out one-third Of the
whole.
] 81 The Natural H5storg. In this part,
in addition to the geographical deseriij-
hons, climate, mineralogy, botany, &c,
will be given a scientific and popular
account of our native quadrupeds, birds
reptiles, and fishes, and of our forest trees,
accompanied IN NEST eases by drawings.
To the preParation of this part. of the.
work he has already devoted share of
his time for several years:
2. Tie Cigit History This part, IN
addition to the History published BY the.
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro't
down to the present time, will contain
history OF our College, Universities and
Medical institutions, accompanied, in tab
ular form, by the names of the members
OF the respective Corporations, Faculties,
&C., with the times Of coming in and
going out of office; and also Catalogue
OF all who have received degrees at each
Insulation from their going into operation
down to the present time. 1t will also
contain complete history Of all the
Steamboats,, which have been upon lake
Champaign, and Other interesting items
too numerous to be mentioned here.
3: TIE Gazetteer. This part WiIlsbe
similar to the Gazetteer published by the
undersigned in 1924, with corrections and
additions and brought down to the time OIL
publication. 1t will also. embrace. The re-
suit ot5the census now taking. INCLUDING |
all the statistics required il connection |
with it. zEa
The New Map, to beaembraced in the
work, will be nearly three times the size
of that in the old Gazelteer-will be en- |
graVed IN the bestmanner upon steel, and
much pains are being taken 10 render it I
more mInuteand accurate than anvzman
Of the State at present extant. The other
angrav ings. consisting of plans, of yillao-
IS, VleEssof buildings, representations of
animals, Sc. are expected to exceed two
hundred. The whole work will eonsti-
ute yoiume of more than 500 Iaroe |
oetavo pages, printed IN double columns
'n 81. small type. & paper Of the best quality.
The undersigned il, fully aware Of the (
'epugnance which, generally exists to
subscriptions for books of any kind, and I
u the numerous impositions upon the
public, BY which this repuguance has
been produced, and, for a. book which
could be prepared and published with no
more than ordinary labor and expense, he
would not presume 10 ask his fellow
,ttlzens to subscribe. But, considerino |,
he great labor and expense of oreDarin .
has IN addition to the cost of enqraviin,os
ma publishing, and, also that il. IS a STIR
work, IN winch every citizen has an in
crest; and considering, moreover. his
inability to meet the expense of nnblisb-
hg' without some previous assurance Of
,atfonage, he has concluded to appeal to3
he confidence and patriotism of his eal,
oW citizens by sending out papers inro
ne several towns for the purpose of pro.
urlng subscribers for the work. Twen.
y.hFe hundred subscribers is the least
nipber which will justify him ii com.
nencIng the publication, bat he tr,,sts
nat ne has some assurance that thai nnm.
ef may be obtained, in the fact thai
eafiy one.tepth part of that number, or
oot 700, have already been secured in
burlington, the only place where anv
no .I has yet been made 10 procure SD
ORDERS, and 10 this town not more Than !
all the persons. who might be exnaetsd |
subscribe, have yet had an invitation
published, the Undersigned can onlv G
foinise that he will spare no paias to !
lake 1t creditable 10 himself to The a,,s
nd to the State, and TO make II nsefnI q
nd satisfactory to his fellow eitizans d
LADOCK THOMPSON
Burlington, June IS, 1910.
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