Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-25
To the People Of Vermont.

10 lnG ItOplt vi WITHHOLD
the publication of the Vermont
- Gazetteer in 1924, the undersigned
has constantly had in contemplation. the
preparation OF 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 pubIic
that he has such work 10 progress. and
that It will probably be published In the
course Of the next year. unless provision
is made at The next session Of the Legs
Iature for Geological Survey of the
State, in which case he may think it best
TO defer the publication long enough to
embrace the result Of that survey and
thus place it immediately, Within the
reach of all. The work viii be arranged
under three general heads. each of which
will constitute about one-.hird of the
whole.
1. The Natural History. In Ibis part
in addition to the geographical deserip-
tons, climate, mineratogy, botany, &c,
will be given scientific and popular
account of our native quadtlpeds. birds,
reptiles, 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 OF
his time for several years.
2. The CirI History. This part, in
addition to the History published by the
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro't
down to the present tine. will contain a
history Of our College, universities add
Medical Institutions, accompanied, in tab
uIar form, by the names Of the members
of the respective Corporations, Faculties,
&C., with the times Of coming in and
going oct Of Office; and also a Catalogue
Of all who have received degrees at each
Institution from Their going lnto operation
down to the present time. 1t will also
contain com )Ie,e history of all The
Steamboats,, which have been upon Lake
Champlain, and Other, interesting items
too numerous TO be mentioned here
3. THE Gazetteer. This part will b
similar 10 the G;zelteer published by the
undersigned in 1924, with corrections ano
additions aud brought down TO the time O.
: |
suit of the census now taking, including
all the statistics required ia connection
with it.
The New Map, 10 be embraced in the
work, will be nearly three times the size
OF that in the old Gazetteer-wiIl be en-
graVed Ia the best manner upon steel, aDt
much pains are being taken 10 render j
more minute and accurate than any MAJ
Of the State at present extant. The othe
engravings, consisting Of plans, of viIIag
es, views Of buildings, representations o
animals, g.. are expected 10 exceed two
hundred The whole work will consti
tute volume of more than 500 large
octaVo pages, printed 10 double columns
on small type & paper of the best quality
The undersigned is fully aware of tht
repugnance which generally exists tc
subscriptions for books Of any kind, anc
, Of the numerous impositions upon the
public, by which this repugnance ha.
been produced, and, for book which
could b" preplred and published with NJ
more than ordinary Labor and expense. he
would not presume to ask his fpIlo y
citizens to subscribe. Bur, considering
the great labor and expense of preparjae
1 tb2S. IN addItIoa to the cost of engraving p
and publishing, and, also, that it is iStah
work, in which every citizen has an il.
tere>t; and considering, moreover, hi.
inability 10 meet the expense of publish,
lug, without some previous assurance O
Patronage, he has concluded to appeal tc
| the confidence and patriotism of his fell
Fl low citizens by sending oat papers into
the several towns for the purpose of pro
curing subscribers for The work. Twen,
ty-five hundred subscribers is the least
number which will justify him in com
nencing the publication, but he trusts
that he has some assurance that that mum,
Der may be obtained, in the fact that
nearly one-'enth part Of that number, or
about 200. have already been secured in
Burlington, the only place where any
effort has yet been made to procure S b.
scri5ars, 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 wit! spare no mains to
make Vt cfeiitabie to himself, to the arts
and to the State, and 70 make It useful
AMI satisfactory 10 his fsIIow riizans,
! PADDOCK THOMPSON
! Burlington, June %, 1870. -
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