The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-25
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,


EDITED MS GRANDSON. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
1,E public will he glad that the publication of
the works of JOHN ADAMS, so long delayed, will lie
bsrn Obtained II is inended embrace, in the proposed
G. lection, the wo.ks OF Mr. Adams on Government already
unI,hed bat out Of pfint. and selection from
most voIuninous OF manuscripts which have
The collection is TO be made and edited by the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, the depositary OF all thu
ps as well of John Adams OF his father the late John
o,pcy Adams; and is Intended the first of great
Progress Of these United States from the year 1861. in
w venr ISIS s' when The younger Adams died
The materials for the first OF the works much
Adams, during nearly all his lite, scrnpulosly preserved
hi, papers, aud them found many OF curou.
s md sngulary interesting character. Probaby the
remarkabe in the eyes of the world, win prove
be Diary commenced by him rs early as 1853 and car
public career. This Diary will be found contain great
amount valuable connected with the early
n"od deal of new light upon the ocssd.ass grsa,
Congresses Of H4 l773 aad l776. nj PhiladePhia in
b c the writer was conspicuous actor There also
notes the debates during portion OF that period which
in dear'h OF all knowledge OF them, win be highy val
liable to poserity q,
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir of his father
This although not entirely executed, was commenced
most inere ling fragment remains in perfect state, and
viii prexed TO the sent publication The nnexecuted
portion will be carried Nv the editor aided by the dis
toyery of auobogra phical fragment OF John Adams
himself which will be woven into The body OF his work
The great difficulty will be in The abundance OF the mate
rails TO gathered out OF correspondence carried ON Tor
half a century, well out OF unpublished ireatises OF
,,1ous kinds, rather bring them all within reason.
ae limits for purchasers than to come short OF what VIII
iu,sres the students of the national history.
IL is proposed issue the work in ten octave vonmes
These VIII include the essay the and ieadal law
the defence the American constitutions the various edit
lous of which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses on Daya. all of which illustrations, drawn
from unpublished writings OF MIR Adams, or supplied
by the editor from other Sources will be added
Such will be made from the Diery and from
s private papers, may be considered nlost likely 10
nnmots a better acquaintance with the times In which
lived and acted than possessed, even alter
all the valuable contributions which have already been
furnished tron other quarters. On the Wnoe, Tie pup
shers that there is work relating
IN. hi stoy OF the United States and indeed
of The times in which Mr. Adams lived, that SURPRISES in
the patronage of the American people. Aud they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves so Wen sustained IN
this great enterprise be encouraged to and
eet other and later part OF IT, the e and WORKS OF the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams
The works will be brought from time to time, com
neucing during autumn of lS9 and completed with
reasonable period, consistently with proper attention
the high character designed 10 De gwen 70 them, ana In
,he following order
!. Works upon government
g. Political papers, including Controversial Publications
of he Revolution.
3 Messages and Public Papers
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters Public Subjects, 1874 to 1901.
q. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926
Life by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor
g. Original unpublished Letters OF franklin, Jay, Jeer-
son. the Lees Lanrens. Gerry, Dana, lzard and 9TH
eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten volumes in
the FORM each volume containing from 800 to 600
pages andpu up cloth, the price oil ~ 70 volume
limited aumber oil copies will be struck oil on large
per- and put up in III, style OF binding, price vs.
volume.
Subscriptions and orders are solicited by the
propretors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 2I-3awtf liz Washington street, Boston.