, 1844-04-27
The Life Of EVasEningt0l,,

CbitS tdCil iiutIIbCIs
The Life Of W asEaiHgt0ls,
BY JARED SPARKS.
Each number to contain between for.
ty and fifty pages, and to be embel
ished with the following fine steel and
copperplate cngravings, viz:
/. Portrait OF Washington at 40,
by Pealc. 8. Portrait of Mrs Wash
ington at 40, by Wo.laSion. 8. View
OF Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle OF Brad
docks defeat. 5. Head quarters at
Cambridge. 6. Plan Of Boston and
environs. L. Head Quarters at Nor
yistown. s. Head Quarters at New
burg. 8. Plan Of farms at Mt. Yer
non. 10. Battle Of The Brandywine.
ii. Portrait of Washington by Stuart.
I2. Encampment at ValIy Forge.
IS. Battle Of Germantown. IA. Fac
imilc OF Washington'S hand writing.
The portraits are copied from the
original paintings. The plans. sket-
ciIes and other C~ngravIngs, have been
compiled from the hest drawings, as
well French and English as Ameri.
can. Special aid was derived from
4 series ofmanuscript 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 origina,
manuscript purchased by Congress.
ten years researches in the public of.
fees in London. Paris, Washington.
and ali the States which f0rmed the
~confedcracy during the Revolution:
as well as the access he has gained
b 10 valuable papers in different parts
ofthe country, has brought into his
hands Il mass Of materials, original
and important in their character.
which we trust will be found 10 have
have contributed essential aid in en-
Iab,lng him to execute with more &C.
curacv and completeness, his main
Il purpose, and thus 20 have compensate
c ed in some degree. for the time and
labor they have cost. Its publication
net only involves extended and labo-
riouS research on the part Of the cdI-
p. tor. but great pccuniarv responsible
ty on the part Of the publishers.
Tie price Of tins work is less when
the execution is considered. than that
: of any other publication in Europe or
America. The investment and cx-
pendi,ures connected with this IN
. ~dertaking are much greater than usu
a,Iv attend such publications. and it
will be apparent that the publishers
= must rely on IN extensive sale for
their remuneration.
The cngravincS alone, are thought
by many, TO be worth the whole cost
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Hon. John .. Adams, Hon. Martin
Van Buren,. Hon. John Pickering,
Hon. Jacob Burnett, OF Ohio. Josiah
; Quincy, Francis Maryland. ID. ID.
+, Rev. Moses Stuart. Robert G.. Shaw,
ESQ, Boston. Henry Lee. Esq, Rt.
Rev. Bishop Doane, Hon. James D.
Wolf, Il. l., Rt. Rev. Bishop Brown
ell, Hon. Isaac B. Bates, Hon. Ho-
race Everett, Vi, Hon. S. Longiel-
ow, Me-, J. Seawell Jones, n. c..
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Y, Hon. VIM. l.. Marcy, n. York,
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CESS, r. l., Hon. VIM. II. Ashley.
No, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon.
Abbott Lawrence, Hon. Joseph Sto.
~, Hon. Edward Everett, Charles
Jackson, Hon. Lrmuel Shaw. Samu-
ell T. Armstrong, VIM. B. Calhoun,
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son. NJ. D., Gov. John Davis, Wor-
%cester, Hon. Chapman Johnson, Va.
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