The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-16
PROPOSALS. BY LITTLE Il BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS.
Second President of the Unitsd States,


EprrkD ny MS GRANDSON, CHARLES Francis ADAMS.
TUE public will be glad learn that the publication
The works OF JOHN ADAMS, long delayed, will now b'
been obtained 1t is Intended to embrace, in the proposes
collection the works OF Mr. Adams on Government aread,
published, but now out OF print and selection from
most voluminous mass OF manuscripts which have neve
seen the light.
| The collection is to be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams the depostary of all the manu-
scripts well OF John Adams of his father the late John
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of two great
Progress Of these United sares from the year i76l in
which the revolutionary struggle first began, down the
year 1913, when the younger Adams died
The materials for the first Of the two works much
Adams during nearly ali his le scrupuoasly pre- served
his papers, and among Them found many of curious
remarkabe the eyes of the world will prove
be Diary commenced by him early 1885, and car
public f6s Diary will be oand 10 contain grea
amount OF valuable mater connected with the early move
good deal of new light upon the proceedings of the great
CansIsssss Of MA 1s. aad l7zs. a Rapeslpha. il
whch me writer was conspicuous actor There are also
notes of the debates during portion of PERIOD which,
N the deah OF all knowledge OF them, VIII DO highly VAL
Its well known that intention long entertained
1y he younger Mr. Adams to write memoir of his father
most ntere ling fragment remains in perfect state and
VIII be pefxed to the present publication The
covery of an photographed fragment Of John Adams
himself, which will be into the body of his work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF the mate
rails to be gathered of correspondence carried
hall century as we'll as out of unpublished teases of
various kinds, rather to 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 octave volumes.
These Will include the the and ieudal law,
the defence OF the American constitution the various edi
tons OF which have been long since exhausted and the
dscourses Dava, all of which ilusalions draw
from the unpublished writings of MI Adams, or supplied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
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
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furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
the revolutionary history of the United Saes and indeed
of the times in which Mr. Adams lived, that surpasscs
historical and political value the volumes offered to
the patronage OF the American people, And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves we'll sustained in
this great enterprise 10 be encouraged to and per-
the other and later OF it, the Lille and Works of
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
The works viii be brought from time to time
mencipg during the of l3i9 and pieed with
in reasonable period, consistently with proper attention
the high character designed be given them and in
the following orders
l. Works upon government.
q Political papers, including Controversial Publications
oflhc Revolution
3. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary
5. Private Letters Public Subjects, liza to 1901.
b. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
T. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor
g. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jelle
son, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry, Dana, Izard and 9TH
or eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in volumes,
the form, each volume containing from 500 600
pages, and put up CLOTH the price OF W Is volume
limited number OF copies will be struck oil large
per- and put up in tho same style OF bindings price vs.
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
propreiors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb A-3tawtf liz Washington street, Boston.