, 1844-03-23
z RATIONAL WORK.
TAPPAN & DENNET,
No. l44, Washington street, Boston
propose, to publish by subscrlP-
ton, in IA monthly numbers,
at the low price OF 25
cents each number,
The Life of Washington,

BY JARED SPARKS,
Each number TO contain between for.
ty and fifty pages. aud to be embel
ished with the following ine steel and
copperplste ~engravinGs. viz:
/. Portrait OF Washington at 40.
by Peale. 5. Portrait of Mrs Wash.
ington at 40, by Woilaslun. 5. Vie"
of Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle of Bad
docks defeat. S. Head quarters a,
Cambridge. 6. Plan of Boston and
e~nvirons. 7. Head Quarters at Nor.
ristown. 8. Head Quarters at New
burg. 9. Plan of farms at Mr.. Yer
non. 10. Battle Of The Brandywine.
II. Portrait Of Washington by Stuart
10. Encampmeat at VaIIv F"r9s.
IS. Battle OF Germantown. Ii Far
| imile of WashingIou's hand vr'"r-.
The portraits are copied tr,w -
origina! paintings. Tie p'ars. *
ches and other eneravinGs. have beer
compiled from the best drawings. -
well French and English a. Amer
can. Special aid was derived tom
a series Of manuscript drawings in the
possession OF Gen. Lafayette, which
are executed with scientific accuracy
and beauty.
The well known ability Of the au-
thor, the abundant means which he
Possessed, viz: More than two hun
bred folio volumes of the original
manuscript purchased by Congress.
ten years researches in the public Of
fees in London. Paris. Washington.
and all the States which formed the
confedsracv during the Revolution:
as well as the access he has gained
TO valuable papers in different parts
oflhe country, has brought inte his
hands a mass Of materials, original
and important in their character,
which we trust will be found 10 have
have contributed essential aid in en-
abling him TO execute with nor &C.
curacy and completeness his main
purpose, and thus TO have compensat-
ed in some degree, for the time and
labor they have cost. Its publication
not only involves extended and lahc-
rious research on the part of the edi-
tor, but great ~pecuniary responsible
ty on the part Of the publishers.
The price of this work is less when
the execution is considered. than that
Of any other publication in Europe or
America. The investment and e1-
penditures connected with this IN
dertaking are much greater than usu
aIlv attend such publications. and il
will be apparent that the publishers
must rely on an extensive sale for
their remuneration.
The engravings alone. are thought
by MANY, TO be worth the whole cost
of the work. To non subscribers the
price will be much enhanced.
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Quincy. Francis Wavland. ID D.
Rev. Moses St1arI. Robert C. Shaw.
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Wolf. r. l.. r.. Rev. ish"n Ba.a
ell, Hon. Isaac B. Bales. Hon. 4o
race Everett, VT, Hon. S Lonn'rI-
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Mo-, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon.
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ry, Hon. Edward Everett, Charles
Jackson, Hon. Lemuel Shaw. Samu.
eI T. Armstrong, VIM. B. Calhoun.
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son. NJ. d., Gov. John Davis. Wnr
%cester, Hon. Chapman Johnson, Va.
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