The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-04
Life of General jackson.

A MOS KENDALL proposes to publish, in if-
| "a teen or more numbers, life OF General AN
DREW JAcKsCS, 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.
ticcd by his former biographers, 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 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 and private, and on obscure points
favored him with his own recoIleclions. 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 10y his own knowledge of
events occurring within the last twenty years,
the Author hopes to produce " ork 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, aud the
others monthly thereafter, unless delayed by sick
ness or unavoidable causes. The work will be IL
Illustrated with engravings or prints averaging two
10 a number embracing lkenesses OF the Ganeral
and sofnctSt his most distinguished c'-actors,
drawings drhIs battle-ground IN the Creek nation
and at New Orleans, and some of the most strk-
ing scenes Of his eventtul life IT will be 50 ar
ranged and PACED, that when compsted the COW
Crs may be taken of and the whole bound up into
a neat book.
Price, hccHiy fire 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 GdrOnce
and free Of postage 10 tie AuihOr.
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York.
70 persons voluntarily acting as Agents llbe-
raj commission will be allowed; hut the Author
Will not be responsible for any Agents not SpeciaE
| IN authorized.
! The first Number will embrace the General
early life and a 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 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 patronlze 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, ls43.
'.'Thc7a beirg about 1900 Newspapers in the
| Cnited States, the Author could not, under cxis-
! ting circumstances, venture to promise each n
! Cow Of his " ok for inserting these Proposals
I but to all Editors who will give them few in.
sertions aud send him one goOd subscriber on the
terms of the Proposals, he will send Copy
without charge.