The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-07
Life OF General Jackson.

4 MOS KENDALL proposes to publish, in ff-
"a teen or more numbers a life OF General An
DREW JACKSON, embracing the substance of all
that has heretofore appeared IN print in coEncc-
ton with the services of this distingui man.
together with many interesting incidents not no.
ticcd by his former biographers, and a 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 to bid
adieu to the scene of his glorv
This task has been undertaken with the appro-
baton of General JACKSON himself, who has
kindly put into the Authors hands MS books and
papers. public and private, and ON obscure points
| fvnred him with his own recOlectl0ns. 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 toy 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 way next. and the
others monthly thereafter, unless delayed bg lick
ness or unavoidable causes. The work will b. H.
Illustrated with engrayings or prints averaging two
to a number, embracing likencsscs Of the Ganeral
and some of his most distinguished co-actors,
drawings of his battle-ground IN the Creek nation
aud at New Orleans, and some Of the most strk-
ing scrnesoG his evcnttu life. 1t will be 80 ar
ranged aRa~aged, that when completed the COW
ers may be taken off and the whole bound up into
neat book.
Price, f,CeniY fue cents a Number; or ONE
DOLLAR for five Numbers or THREE DOL
LARS for the whole work, however much it may
exceed fifteen Numbers, always pad in Qar0nce
and free # p0Stoge 10 The author.
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York.
10 persons voluntarily acting as Agents libe-
raj commission will he allowed; but, the Author
will not be responsible for any Agents not special
~ authorized.
The first Number will embrace the Generals
carly life and variety of revolutionary adven-
lures and incidents not heretofore published. 1t
will he illustrated by first rate likeness Of the
General engraved on steel, and print exhibiting
him when Il stripping, saving from massacre, a
small party of men aud boys, himself included,
by attacking a band Of about one hundred tories
who where rushing upon them in the night.
Those who intend to patronize the Work, are
requested to forward their names aud such adj
vance as they may think proper by the first of
May next.
Washington, Feb. Goth, ls43.
rJThere being ahou, 800 Newspapers in the
United States, the Author could not, under exis-
ting circumstances, venture to promise each a
Copy Of his Work for inserting these Proposals !;
but, to all Editors who will give them few in
sertions and send hin, one good subscriber on the
terms of the Proposals, he will send = Copy
without charge.