The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-12
Life of General Jackson.

MOS KENDALL. proposes publish, IN III
! "A teen or more numbers, a life OF General AN
nnxw JACKSON embracing the substance OF all
that has heretofore appeared in print IN connec-
TO- yi,h The services of this distinguished man,
tooethef with many interesting incidents not no.
iced BY his former biographers, and complete
history of his administration, concluding with an
account OF the manner ia which, retired from the
hustle of the world he is quietly preparing to BID
adeu to the scene of has glory.
This task has been undertaken with toe 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 recollections. With
these materials, with The works already publish
eJ. and with the contribution of facts and papers
nv manv 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 10y sick
ness or unavoidable causes. The work viii be H.
Illustrated with engravings or prints averaging two
TO n number. embracing likcnesses 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 evcntiul life. IL will be so ar
ranged and PACED that when completed the COW
ers NAV be taken Of and the whole bound up into
neat book
Price, t,ce,,fy fire cents Number; or ONE
DOLL. AR for five Numbers, or THREE Doll
LARS for the whole work, however much it may
exceed fifteen Numbers, always paid Ia adrUnce
and free of postage 10 The Auti0r
Distant Bank Notes will be received for what
they are worth here or in New York.
TO persons voluntarily acting as Agents libe-
raj commission will be allowed; but, the Author
will no, be responsible for any Agents moi special
IL authorized. ;,
The frs, Number will embrace the Generals
early life and variety of revolutionary adven-
lures and incidents not heretofore published. II
will he illustrated by a 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 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. 20th lS43
njrThere being 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
sertions and send him one good subscriber on the
terms of the Proposals, he will send Copy
without charge.