The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-30
Life OF General; jackson.

A MOS KENDALL proposes to rubbish, in &C.
"a teen or more numbers. a life Of General !. "
BREW JACKSON, embracing the substance of all
that has heretofore appeared IN print in conncc-
tom with the services of this distinguished man
together with many interesting incidents not no.
ticed by his former biographcrs, 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
adieu to the scene of bis glory.
This task has been undertaken with the appro-
baton Of General JtcEsuN himself, who has
kindly put into the Authors hands his books and
papers, public and privale and on obscure points
f.vored him with his own recoilcctions. 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 10 pages each, with
neat covers the first issued in May next. and the
others noathly thereafter, unless delayed by sick
ness or unavoidable causes. The work will be H.
Illustrated with engravlngs 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 eventlul life. 1t will he 50 ar
ranged ana .Yaged, that when completed the COW
ers may be taken oil and the whole bound up into
a neat book.
Price, hceniy 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 adrOnce
and free If p0stage 10 tie Auit0r
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York
TO persons voluntarily acting as Agents Iibc-
raj commission will be allowed; but, the Author
will not be responsible for any Agents not special
~ authorized
The first Number will embrace the Generals
early life and variety of revolutionary alven-
lures and incidents not heretofore ,,,1IS,,,1cd. 1t
yIl Le illustrated ,1y-aSra rst rate likeness of the
General engraved on STEEL and a print exhibiting
him when a stripping, saving from massacre, a
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 adj
vance as they may think proper by the first OF
May next.
Washington, Feb. 20lh, ls43.
rTThcrc being about 1900 Newspapers in the
United States, the Author could not, under cxis-
ting circumstances, venture TO promise each a
Copy of his Work for inserting these Proposals
but to all Editors who will give them n few in
scrtions and send him one good subscriber on the
terms of the Proposals, he will send Copy
without charge