The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-14
Life OF General .sncksOu.
March 8, 1913.

! q MOS KENDALL proposes to publish, in ii-
! 1 y teen or more numbers, life OF General An
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.
| tced by his former hIographcrs, and 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
adicu 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 aud private, and on obscure points
favored him with his own recollecuOns. 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 by 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 engravings or prints averaging two
to "A number embracing likenesses 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 strlk-
ing scenes Of his eventful life. II will be so ar
| ranged and PACED, that when completed the COW
ers may be taken eff and the whole bound up into
a neat book.
Price, hceaiy 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 ia dGg0nce
and free Of postage 10 The Aut6or.
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York.
To persons voluntarily acting as Agents a libe-
raj commission will be allowed hut the Author
will not be responsible for any Agents not SpecaA
IL auihori-ed.
The first Number will embrace the Generals
early life and variety of revolutionary adyen-
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 add
vance as they may think proper by the first Of
May next.
Washington, Feb Goth, 1913.
ITThere being about 1900 Newspapers in the
United States, the Author could not under exis-
ting circumstances, venture TO promise each a
Cory of his Work for inserting these Proposals
but, to all Editors who will give them few in
sertlous and send him one go0d subscriber on the
terms of the Proposals, he viii send Copy
without charge.