The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-08
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE & BROWN
PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
NarQnd Prexidenf of The Eaite1 Stafes

! Second President Of the United States,
EDITED BY his GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
THE public will be glad TO learn that the publication Of
the works of JOHN ADAMS, long delayed will now be
been Obtained IL is intended embrace the proposed
collection the works OF Mr. Adams on Government srea dy
most voluminous OF manuscripts which have never
The lection is to be made and edited by the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, the deposltary of all the
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of great
publications. calculating the History Of the Rise and
Progress Of hese United States, from the year i76,
year 1913, when The younger Adams died.
The materials for the first OF the works much
more am pie than has generally been supposed. John
Adams during nearly all his lle scrupuloasy pre-
his papers and among Them are found many of curious
at least in the of the world viii prove TO
red on for Sry veas including The Ia vess portion of his
public This Diary will be found contain great
of the Revolution Massachusetts, and throw
good deal Of new WI Fh the Of The great
of the debates during portion of that period which,
liable o posterity
1t is wen known that intention long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams write memoir of his father
This, although not entirely executed was commenced
inere ling fragment remains in peIec, siae and
will be prexed TO the present publication The unexecued
portion will be carried by the editor, aided by the dis
covery of autobiographical 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
be gathered out of correspondence carried on for
half century, well OF unpublished ireatises OF
various kinds rather to bring them all within
able limits for purchasers, than to short OF what will
interest the students of the national history.
is proposed to issue the work In ten octave volumes
These will include the essay the and euda law,
defence OF the American constitution the various ed
tons Of which have been long since exhausted and the
discusses Davila to all Of which illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr. Adams 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
promote better acquaintance with the times in which.
Mr. Adams ved and acted than Is yet possessed even alter
all valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
OF the times in which Mr. Adams lived supass-s
historical and political value the volumes now offered to
the patronage OF the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained
this great enterprise be encouraged and per-
the other and later 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,
mencing during the autumn OF lS49 and completed with
the high character designed be given them
\ the following order:
! i. Works upon government.
Political papers, including Controversial Publications
of the Revolution.
| 3. Messages and Public Papers
! 4. Diary
! s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, IVA to 1901
| b. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1876
Z. Life by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor
Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jefier
son, the Lees, Laurens. Gerry, Dana, Izard and 9TH
eminent Patriots of the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten volumes, in
pages, and put up cloth, at the price OF 81 Is volume
limited number OF copies will be struck off large pa
per, and put up in the style OF binding price $3
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
propretors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 2I-3tawtf l12 Washington street, Boston.