The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-09
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE y BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
Second President Of the United States.

PROPOSALS BY LITTLE u BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President If the United States
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TINHE public will be glad to learn that the pubca
l. ton Of the works of JOHN ADAMS, SO long de-
Iayed, will now be commenced so soon as an AIDE
quate subscription shall have been obtained. II is
intended toembrace i'll the proposed collection the
works of MI. Adams on Government already pub
shed, but now out of print, and selection from
most voluminous mass OF manuscripts which nave
never seen the light.
The collection is TO be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depostary of all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
as the first Of two great publications, Calculating
the history of the rise and progress of these United
States, from the year l76l, in which the revolution
airy struggle first began down to the year lS4S,
when the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first of the two works are
much more ample than has generally been sup
posed. John Adams, during nearly all his life,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
them found many Of curious and singulary
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able, least in the eyes of the world, will prove to
be Diary, commenced by him as carly as l765,
and carried on for thirty years, including the largest
portion Of his public career. This Diary VIII be
found to contain great amount OF valuable matter
connected with the early movements OF the Revou-
ton in Massachusetts, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings of the great Con
crosses Of l774, TITS, and l776, at Philadelphia, IN
which the writer was conspicuous actor. There
also notes of the debates during portion OF that
period, which, in the dearth OF all knowledge of
them, will be highly valuable TO posterity
II is well known that an intention was long en-
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
| executed, commenced. most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
pretixed to the present publication. The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried by the editor, aided
L.
Of John Adams himself, which will be woven into
the body of his work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF
the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, as well as out OF I'M
published treases of various kinds, rather to bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than to come short of what will interest the students
of the national history.
1t is proposed to issue the work in ten octave vol
umes. These will include the Essay on the Canon
and Feudal Laws, the Defence of the American
Constitution the various editions of which have
been long since exhausted, and the Discourses on
Dayila; To all OF which illustrations, drawn from
the unpublished writings of Mr. Adams, or sup
piled by the editor from other sources, will be
added.
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and
from the private papers, as may be considered most
| likely TO promote better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable contribu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
fidenty believe that there is work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States, and
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
| umes now offered TO the patronage of the Ameri-
can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained III this great
enterprise to be encouraged TO go and perfect
the other and latter part of it, the Life and Works
of the no less distinguished son, John Quincy
! Adams.
The works will be brought out from time TO time
commencing during the autumn of lS49, and com
| pleted within a reasonable period, consistently
| with proper attention 10 the high character de
signed be given to them and in the following
| !. Works upon Government.
,. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| LEGATIONS of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
| I. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects TIA TO 1901.
| q. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
| Z. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor.
5. Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin,
Jay, jefferson, the Lees, Iaurens, Gerry,
Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots Of
| the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol
umes, in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 to GOO pages, and put up in CLOTH at the
| price of 50 % volume.
A limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
| ing, price S3 a volume.
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| Aug. 29-3tawn 10 Washington ST., Boston.
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