The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-29

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PROPOSALS BY LITTLE * BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING ny SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States.
EDITED HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. I
TINE public will be glad to learn that the pubica-
Il ton of the works of JoHN ADAMS, SO long de- {,
layed, will now be commenced SO soon as an ade-
quate Inscription shall have been obtained. II is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out OF print, and selection from
most voluminous mass of manuscripts which have
never seen the light.
The collection is to be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams the depository of all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams as of his
father the late .iohn Quincy Adams, and il 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 a curious and singularly
interesting character Probably the most remark
able at least in the eyes OF the world, Will prove to
| be Diary commenced by him as early as 1885,
and carried for thirty years. including the largest
| portion Of his public career. THIS Diary Will be
found to contain great amount OF valuable matter
connected with the early movements OF the Revolu
ton In Massachusetts, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings of the great Con
crosses of l774, l775 and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was a conspicuous actor. There
also of the debates during portion OF that
period, which, in the dcarth Of all knowledge OF
| them, will be highly valuable TO posterity.
| 1t is well known that intention was long en-
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write
executed, commenced most interesting
| fragment remains in a perfect state, and VIII be
prefixed to the present publication. The unexe-
cued portion will be carried on by the editor aided
| by the discovery 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 materials TO be gathered out of correspondence
carried for half century as well as out OF UNI
published reatises of various kinds rather to bring
them all within reasonable 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 vol
umes. These will include the Essay on the Canon
and Feuda Laws, the Defence of the American
Constitution, the various editions OF which have
been long since exhausted and the Dlscourses on
Davila; 10 ali 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 viii 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
vet possessed after all the valuable contrlbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
hdently 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 offered to the patronage OF the Ameriv
! can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find tn. mseves well sustained in this great
AZ Ia he en Der L.
the other and latter part of Il, 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 reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed TO be given them, and III the following
l. Works upon Government.
,. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations Of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters ON Public Subjects, l774 to 1901.
8. Private Letters from 1855 70 1876.
I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
S. Original unpublished Letters Of FRANKLIN
Jay, jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, 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 800 10 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price Of 50 % a VOLUME.
limited number of copies will be struck of on
large paper, and put up in the same style Of bind
ing, price So volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington St, Boston
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