The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-11
PROPOSALS ny LITTLE Is BROWN
PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS

SECOND fresdenf OF the ChHed S1hs,
EDITED GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
THE public will be glad learn that the publication of
TIE works of JOHN ADAMS, so long delayed, will be
been obtained 1t intended embrace, in the proposed
collection the woks OF Mr. Adams ON Government already
published, but now out OF print, and selection from
voluminous Of manuscripts which have never
The COLLECTION Is TO be made and edited by the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, the depositary of all the manu-
scripts well Of John Adams Of his father the late John
P9ossss hee Uni,ea States os the year s in
year isss. when the younger Adam, died
The materials for the first Of the works much
ADAMS during nearly al his ill., seS%paoay
his papers, and among them found many Of curious
remarkable al lie .s in the eyes Of the world viii prove
be Diary, commenced by him early as 1885, and car
public career This Diary viii bs cnd 10 contain great
amount Of valuable ia;o connected with the early move
men,s Of the Revolution Massachusetts and to ,hrowa
Congresses of IVA, IT'S, and l776. at P6adepha, in
which the writer conspicuous actor There are also
in The dearih Of ali knoWsdgs 81 hem will be highly val
1t is well known tAt an intention was long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir OF his father
This. although entirely executed, commenced
interfering fragment remains in perfect state and
win be pIexsd TO the present ie me @ a
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 out of correspondence carried on foI
halt century, well as out oil unpuOlised tfeatses OF
various kinds, rather bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than short OF what will
interest the students OF the national history.
II is proposed TO Issue the work in ten octave volumes
These will include the on the canon and eudal law
defence OF the American constitutions the various ed
lions of which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses Dava, all of which illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr. Adams or supplied
by the editor from other sources, will be added.
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and from
The private papers, may be considered most likely to
promote a better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than possessed even after
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
OF the times which Mr. Adams lived. that surpass- In
the patronage OF American people And they strongly
hope they shall find themselves well sustained in
this great be encouraged to on anu per-
the other and later OF it, the Lille and Works OF the
no less disng ushcd son, John Quincy Adams
The works will be brought out from time to tne com
mencng during the aptumn of i3i9 and mpeted with
reasonable period, consistently with proper attention
the high designed 10 be given to thein and in
the following orders
l. Works upon government
O. Political papers, including Controversial Publications
The Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers
s. Private Letters Public Subjects, l77i to 1901.
8. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926
L. Life, by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor
g. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin, Jay Jcier-
son. the Lees, Laurens, 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 800 to 600
pages and put up cloth, at the price OF ~ 70 volume
limited aumber oil copies will DO struck OIL on large pa
per- and put up in tn. style of binding price S3
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
propretors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb2 liz Washington Boston,