The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-01
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE Il BROWN
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

Second President OF the United States,
EDITED GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
J,IE public will be glad learn that the publication of
the works of JOHN ADAMS SO long delayed, will be
as soon as an Subscription shall ha
been Obtained II is Intended to embrace in the proposed
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams Government aea dy
published but now out of print and selection from a
most voumnous mass OF manuscripts which have never
The collection is to be made and edited by the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, the deposary of all the manu-
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
Progress Of these United States, from the year i7s in
s' wssa s e the
The materials for the first Of the two works are much
Adams during nearly ali his lie scrupnloasy pre- served
his papers, and among them found many OF curious
remarkable, in the eyes Of tho world, Win prove
be Diary, commenced by him carly as 1855, and car
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amount of valuable matter connected with the early move
Congresses of l774, l775, and l776, Philadelphia, in
notes of debates during portion of PERIOD which,
in the dearh of all knowledge of them, will be highly val
Ii is well known that intention was long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams write amemoir of his father
This although entirely executed, commenced
interesting fragment remains in perfect stae and
will be Prexed the present publication The unexecued
portion will be carried on by the editor, aided by the dis
covery of an photographed 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 be gathered of correspondence carried for
half century, well out of unpublished treatises OF
various kinds, rather to bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than to short OF what will
interest the students of the national history.
Ii is proposed to issue the work in octave volumes
These will include the the canon and eudal aw
the defence of The American constitution, the various d
lions OF which have been long since exhausted; and the
dscourses Dava, to all of which illustrations, drawn
from N, the unpublished writings of M Adams or supplied
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and from
The private papers as may be considered most likely TO
Mr. Adams lived and acted than possessed after
furnished from other quarters On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
1s %ss ia whsH a. hs
historical and political value the volumes offered to
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained
this enterprise as 10 be encouraged to 90 on and
no less distinguished sou, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time com
in reasonable PERIOD consistently with proper
to the high character designed to be given to them, and in
the following orders
l. Works upon government
Political papers, including Controversial Publications
8. Messages and Public Papers.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects l77i to 1901
6. Private Letters from 1866 to 1926.
T. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor.
8. Original unpub shed Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jeifer
son, the Lees Laurcns Gerry, Dana, lizard, and 9TH
er eminent Patriots of the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed in ten volumes, in
the FORM each volume containing from 500 600
pages and put up in cloth at the price OF W. % volume
per, and put up tbs same style OF binding, price x3
volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicited by the
proprietors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb A-3tawT liz Washington street, Boston.
HONUMENT HILL. ICE DEPUr.-INO PETE
lNl BONE would inform his patrons and the public that
he procured, at considerable pains and expense,
large and superior stock OF pure cc and that he is
prepared to furnish families hotel keepers conectioners
with the article such quantities Throughout
the entire SEASON. as they may desire.
Prices reasonable and variation with those persons
who engage of me in the beginning OF the season.