The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-12
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE ~ BROWN
roR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

PROPOSALS BY LITTLE ~ BROWN
roR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President of the United States,
EDITED GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
THE public will be glad learn that the publication Of
the works of JonN ADAMS, so long delayed, will now be
been Obtained 1t intended embrace, in the proposed
collection the works of Mr. Adams Government already
published, but out OF print and selection from
most vouminous 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
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
publications Calculating the History Of the Rise Use, and
which the revolutionary struggle first began down to the
year lSis, when The younger Adams died
The materials TO, the mrs. Of me Two works ere much
Adams, during nearly all his life, scrupulously served
his paper and among them are found o G curious
remarkable at least in the eyes OF the world will prove to
for y S a. as M
public This Diary will be found to contain great
ments of the Revolution Massachusetts,, and throw
good deal OF new h III, nd the &c 81 s
which the writer was conspcuous actor There are also
notes Of the de6ass during portion OF that period which
liable to posleriy.
1t is well known that intention long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir of his father
This. although entirely executed commenced
most interesting fragment remains in perfect state, and
portion will be carried by the editor, aided by the dis
covery of an antobiogrephicai 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 ola correspondence carried on for
half century, well Of unpublished treatises OF
various kinds rather bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers, than to come short OF what will
| interest the Students of the national history.
1t is proposed issue the work in octave volumes
These will include the the canon and eudal law
the defence of the American constitution, the various ed
tons Of which have been long exhausted and the
dscourses Davila all of which Illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr. Adams, or supplied
| by the editor rom other sources, VIII be added.
Such selections will be made from the Diary and from
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than is yet possessed even after
all the valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other quarters On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is no work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States and indeed
the times which Mr. Adams lived, that surpasss in
the patronage OF the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained in
feet the other and later part Of it, the Life and Work. Of the
| no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams
The works will be brought OUT from time to time, com
mencing during the autumn of isi9 and completed with
in reasonable PERIOD consistently with proper attention
the high character designed to be given to them, and in
the following order:
l. Works upon government
Political papers including Controversial Publications
g. Messages and Public Papers
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to 1901
g. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jeier
son, the Lees, Laurens Gerry, Dana. lizard, and 9th
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten volumes, in
the form, each volume containing from 500 COO
limited number Of copies viii be- struck oil on large pa
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
propretors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 2i-3tawtf liz Washington street, Boston.
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