Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-04
TO the People Of Vermont.

s (
Jas. Hull Orwell --l
To the People Of Vermont
GINCE the publication Of the Vermont
y Gazetteer in 1924, the undersigned
has constantly had in contemplation, the
nrenaration OF a new work, embracing
not only the Gazetteer but the natural
and civil history of the State, together
with such statistical tables as he should |
think would be generally useful for refer |
enee. He would now inform the pubic
thai he has such work In progress, and
That it will probably be published N the
course of the next year, unless provision
| is made at the next session OF the Legs
lature for a Geological Survey OF the
State. in which ease he may think It best
10 defer the publication long enough to
embrace the result of that survey and
thus place it Immediately, within the
reach Of all. The work will be arranged
under three general heads, each OF which
will constitute about one-thlrd OF The
whole
/. The Natural History. In this part,
in addition to the geographical deserlp-
ltions, climate, miaeralogy, botany, &c,
will be given a scientific and popular
account of our native quadrupeds, birds,
lreptiles, and fishes, and of our forest trees,
accompanied in most cases by drawings.
To the preparation of this part of the
work he has already devoted share oil
his time for several years.
2. The C5od History This part, in
! III II hIISha6 nv the
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro't
down to the present time, will contain
history Of our College, Universaries 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 III and
going out of office; and also Catalogue
of all who have received degrees at each
Institution from their going into operation
down to the present time. 1t will also
; contain a complete history of all the
Steamboats,, which have been upon Lake
Champlain, and othe: interesting items
. too numerous to be mentioned here.
8. The Gazetteer. This part will be
similar TO the G,zetteer published by the
4 undersigned in 1924, with corrections and
: additions and brought down to the time oil
publication 1t will also embrace the re-
suit of the census now taking, including
: all the statistics required In connection
with it.
The New Map. to be embraced in the
work, will be nearly three times the size
= of that in the old Gazetleer-wil be en-
!, graved in the best manner upon steel, and
L much pains are being taken to render il
' more minute and accurate than any map
of the State at present extant. The other
engravings, consisting Of plans, of vlllag.
Ees views Of buildings, representations o.
: animals, &C.. are expected TO exceed two
hundred. The whole work will consti
: tute volume of more than 500 large
: octave pages, printed in double columns
: on small type & paper of the best quality
! The undersigned is fully aware of the
!, ! repugnance which generally exists tc
: subscriptions for books of any kind, and
: of the numerous impositions upon the
= public, by which this repugnance has
J been produced, and, for book which
: could be prepared and published with nc
!. more than ordinary labor and expense. he
j would not presume to ask, his feIlo y
: citizens to subscribe. But, considering
: the great labor and expense of preparing
! this in addition to the cost of engravinos
: and publishing, and, also, that it is tStqte
work, in which every citlzen has an in.
terest; and considering, moreover. bis
inability to meet the expense of publish.
: ing. without some previous assurance Of
!. patronage, he has concluded to appeal tc
i the confidence and patriotism of his fell
e low citizens by sending out papers into
/ the several towns for the purpose of pro
: curing subscribers for the work. Twen
!, ty-6ve hundred subscribers is the leas
7 number which will justify him in com.
: mencing the publication, but he trusts
r that he has some assurance that that mum
: Der may be obtained, in the fact thai
: nearly one-tenth part of that number. OF
: about 200, have already been secured in
!, Burlington, the only place where any
II effort has yet been made 10 procure slb.
! scrbers, and IN this town not more than
:, half the persons, who might be expected
: to subscribe, have yet had an invitation
!, If published, the Undersigned can only
promise that he will spare no pains to
:, make it creditable TO himself to the arts
:, and to the State, and TO make it useful
+ AM satisfactory to his fellow citizens.
! ZADOCK THOMPSON.
Burlington June 25 1870