, 1843-12-23
GREAT NATIONAL WORK.
TAPPAN & DENNET,
No. 144, Washington street, Boston,
proposes to publish by subscriP-
ton, in IA monthly numbers,
al the low price of 25
cents each number,
The life Of Washington,


Each number TO contain between for
~ and fifty pages, and to be embel
ished with the following fine steel and
copperpIate e~ngravIngs. viz:
/. Portrait ot Washington at 40.
by PeaIe. 8. Portrait Of Mrs Wash
~ington al 40, by Wollaston. 8. View
of Mt. Neruen. 4. Battle of Brad
docks defeat. S. Head quarters a
Cambridge. 6. Plan 81 Boston aud
envlrons. 7. Head QD.rtersa, Nor
ristown. 8. Head Quarters at New
burg. 9. Plan OF tarGr> at NJ. Yer
non. 10. Battle of The Brandywine.
II. Portrait of Washington by Stuart.
10. Encampment at Va!ly Forge.
l3. Battle of Germantown. II. Fac
simiIe Of WashingtuH's hand writing.
The PORTRAITS are copied from the
original paintings. The plans, sket-
ches and other engravingS. have been
compiled from the best drawings, as
well French and English as Amer
can. Special ard was derived from
a series Of manuscript drawings IN the
pussrssirn ol Gen. laiav"tt". which
are executed ..- scientific accuracy
ana beauty.
=. The well kuowu abi,ty of the an
thor. the abuntaut means which he
possessed. vlz: More shan two hun
dred folio volumes of the original
manuscript purchased by Congress.
ten years researches m the public of
fees N London. PARIS, Washington.
and all the STATES which irrmed The
~conicdcracv 0uring the Revolution;
rs well Is the access lac has Gained
To valuable Fapcrs in different parts
of The country, has brought l0t" his
:. hands Z u.a>S ". materials, original
and important 10 their character,
| which we trust Will re found to have
have contributed csSenua! AID II en-
aiding him 10 execute with more &C
, curacv and completeness hIs main
purpose, and thus TO have cnrnreusll-
ed in some degree. for the tihe and
! labor theylave cost. lis publication
not only involves extended and labo-
rious research On the part Of the edi.
, tor. but great pecuaiarv responsible
~ on the part of the publishers.
The price of this work is less when
the execution is considered. than thai,
Of any other notification III Europe or
America. The investment and cH-
:, ncpdi,ures connected with this IN
id.rt,k,ng are mnch rrrarcr dian usu
,alv attend suct babica,ions. and !,
:. will be aprarept that the publishers
must rel. on an .y,rnsiye sale for
{ their r.m~.ncrsrinn.
The .rr,avirrs alone. are thou~h,
nv NAM. 10 be worth the whole cost
ioftha work. Topnn subscribers the
~r-ico viii he much enhanced.
Many testimonials Of mouaIifot
spnroba,lon mirht be adLucri. from
gentlemen Who have examined the
= work. but the publishers conceive i,
to be unnecessary. Letters have
= been received from MANY distinguish.
| ed persops. ~concnrrinc in the opinion
that the work is in every rcspecr
richly deserving of public patronage.
Amonr the MANY who have aiv.n
the work the aid ofiheir subscriptions
and influence, are the fgllorirr rcc-
tIemen. viz:
Hon. John @. Adams. Hon. Martin
Van Buren,. Hon. John PICKERING.
Hon. Jacob Burnett. of OHIO. Josiah
Quincy, Francis WavIand, ID. ID.
Rev. Noses Stuart, Robert G. Shaw.
ESQ.,, Boston. Henry Lee, Esq, RI.
, Rev. Bishop Doane. Hon. James D.
= Wolf, r. l.. RI. Rev. lshop Brown
' ell. Hon. Isaac b. Bates, lion. IIo.
. race Everett, Vt. Hon. S. L.ongfcl.
ow. Me-. J. Seawell Jones. Y. c..