The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-28
Life of General jackson.

A MOS KENDALL proposes to publish, in iii-
1 n teen or more numbers, life OF General An.
DREW JACKSON, embracing the substance of all
that has heretofore appeared in print in connCc-
ton with the services of this distinguished man.
together with many interesting incidents not no.
ticed by his former biographies, and u complete
history OF his administration, concluding with an
account of the manner in which, retired from the
hustle OF the world, he Is quietly preparing 10 bid
adleu to the scene of his glory.
This task has been undertaken with the appro-
baton OF General Jackson himself, who has
kindly put into the Authors hands his books and
papers, public and private, and on obscure points
favored him with his own rccollections. With
these materials, with the works already publish
ed, and with the contribution of facts and papers
by many of the Generals associates in civil and
military life, aided 10y his own knowledge of
events occurring within the last twenty years,
the Author hopes to produce Work worthy OF
the confidence and patronage Of the American
people.
The Numbers will be printed in large type on
excellent paper, averaging 40 pages each, with
neat covers, the first issued in May next, and the
others monthly thereafter, unless delayed by sick
ness or unavoidable causes. The work will be H.
Illustrated with cngrayngs or prints averaging two
10 Il number, embracing likcnesscs of the Ganeral
and some of his most distinguished co-actors,
drawings of his battle-ground in the Creek nation
and at New Orleans, and some of the most strik-
ing scenes Of his eventtul life. 1t will be SO ar
ranged and PACED, that when completed the COW
| crs may be taken off and the whole bound up into
a neat book.
Price, t,Oeniy fire cents Number; or ONE
DOLLAR for five Numbers, or THREE DOL
| LARS for the whole work, however much it may
exceed fifteen Numbers, always paid in adroncc
and free If postage 10 The Aufhor.
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York
10 persons voluntarily acting as Agents lbc-
raj commission will be allowed hut, the Author
will not be responsible for any Agents not special
y authorized.
The first Number will embrace the General.
early life aud variety of revolutionary adven-
lures and incidents not heretofore published. !,
will he illustrated by first rate likeness of the
General engraved on Steel and print exhibiting
him when STRIPPING, saving from massacre,
small party of men and boys, himself included
by attacking band of about one hundred torie,
who where rushing upon them in the night.
Those who intend to palronzc the Work, ar,
requested to forward their names and such adj
vance as they may think proper by the first o
May next
Washington, Feb. 20th 1913.
| 0TTherc being about 800 Newspapers in tn,
United States, the Author could not under cxis
ting circumstances, venture to promise each
Copy of his Work for inserting these Proposals
but, to all Editors who will give them few in
sertions and send him one ROOD subscriber on III,
terms of the Proposals, ho will send u Cop,
without charge.