The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-26
Life of General Jackson.

4 MOS KENDALL proposes to publish, in if-
I a teen or more numbers, life OF General 4 v
DREW JACKSON, embracing the substance of all
that has heretofore appeared in print in connec-
ton with the services Of this distinguished man.
together with many interesting incidents not no.
ticed by his former h;ographcrs, and complete
history of his administration, concluding with an
account -! the manner IN which, retired from the
hustle of the world, he is quietly preparing 10 bid
adjeu 20 the scene OF his glory.
This task has been undertaken with the appro-
baton of General JAcKapN himself, who has
kindly put into the Authors hands his books and
papers, public and private, and on obscure points
f,vorcd him with his own recoilections. 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, uided by his own knowledge of
events occurring within the last twenty years.
the Author hopes 10 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 IL
Illustrated with cngrayings or prints averaging two
to a number, embracing kenesses of the Gancral
and some of his most distinguished co-aclors,
drawings of his batl .e-ground in the Creek nation
and at New Orleans, and some Of the most strlk-
ing scenes Of his eycntlul life. 1t will be so ar
ranged and PACED, that when completed the COW
crs mfy BE- taken ell and the whuc bound up into
4 neat book.
Price, bceaiy fee cenis a Number; or ONE
DOLLAR for five Numbers, or THREE DOL
LARS for the whole work, however mach it may
exceed fifteen Numbers, always PGid IN adr0Hce
and free If postage 10 lie Anttor.
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York.
70 persons voluntarily acting as Agents libc-
raj commission will he allowed; but the Author
will not be responsible for any Agents not special
IL authorized.
The first Number will embrace the Generals
early life and variety Of revolutionary advcn-
lures and incidents not heretofore published. II
oill 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 a band Of about one hundred tories
who where rushing upon them in the night.
Those who intend to patronze the Work are
requested to forward their names and such ad-
vance as they may think proper by the first OF
May next
Washington, Feb Goth 1913.
rtThcrc heng about 1900 Newspapers in the
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 a few in
sertous aud send him one gooi subscriber OH the
terms of the Proposals, he will send a Copy
without charge.