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

To the People Of Vermont.
SINCE the publication of the Vermont
- 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
ence. He would now inform the public
thai he has such a work in 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 Legis-a
lature for a Geological Survey of the
State. in which case he may think it best
to defer the publication long enough te
embrace the result of that survey AM
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-third of the
whole
/. The Natural History. In this part,
in addition TO the geographical descrip-
tions, climate, mineralogy, botany, &c,
will be given scientific and popular
account of our native quadrupeds, 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 oil
his time for several years.
2. The CiviE History This part, in
addition to the History published by the
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro
down to the present time, will contain 8
history of our College, Uniyersaries and
Medical Institutions, accompanied, in tab
ular form, BY The names of the member.
Of the respective Corporations, Faculties
!. &C., with the times of coming in anc
going out of office; and also a Catalogu,
of all VINO have received degrees at eacf
Institution from their going into operation
down to the present time. 1t will alst
; contain complete history of all th,
Steamboats,. which have been upon LAX,
Champlain, and Other interesting item
too numerous to be mentioned here.
8. The Gazetteer. This part will b
similar to the Gazetteer published by th
= undersigned in 1924, with corrections an
II additions and brought down to the time c
: publication. 1t will also embrace the re
J suit of the census now taking, including
: all the statistics required IL connection
with it.
The New Map, TO be embraced in th
work, will be nearly three times the siz
: of that in the old Gazetteer-Will be en-
: I graved in the best manner upon steel, an
much pains are being taken to render
nnro M into nd .,courofo thor, an,z No,
Of the State at present extant. The othe
engravings, consisting of plans, of villag
= es. views of buildings, representations {
animals, &c.. are expected to exceed tw
hundred. The whole work will const
Z tute a volume of more than 500 larg
: octave pages, printed in double columns
: on small type & paper Of the best qualit,
:. The undersigned is fully aware of Ii
= repugnance which generally exists
- : subscriptions for books of any kind, an
: Of the numerous impositions upon II
= public, by which this repugnance hs
= been produced, and, for book whic
= could be prepared and published with n
: more than ordinary labor and expense. {
! would not presume to ask his fello
= citizens to subscribe But, considerin
: the great labor and expense of greparin
= this, in additioa to the cost of engraving
!; : and publishing. and, also, that it is Sta
: work, in which every citizen has an il
terest; and considering, moreover, b
inability to meet the expense of publish
ing, without some previous assurance
}. patronage, he has concluded to appeal
II the confidence and patriotism of his fe
- low citizens by sending out papers ini
= the several towns for the purpose of pre-
: curing subscribers for the work. liver
: ty-6ye hundred subscribers is the lea
/ number which will justify him in CON
: mencing the publication, but he trus
of that he has some assurance that that nun
: Der may be obtained, in the fact thi
: nearly one-tenth part Of that number, Z
:, : about 200, have already been secured
+ Burlington, the only place where an
Ii effort has yet been made to procure ST 1
!, scribers, and in this town not more tina
|, half the persons. who might be expecte
= to subscribe, have yet had an invitation
!, Ii published, the Undersigned can onl
: promise that he will spare no pains
: make it creditable TO himself, to the ar
: and to the State, and to make it nsef
: ! and satisfactory to his fellow citizens.
al PADDOCK THOMPSON.
= Burlington, June 25, 1910.