The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-17
PROPOSALS. BY LITTLE a. BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING sUEscRIPTloS
The LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
L.

| Seeead Presdent Of the Unttsd States,
kDrrED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANoIs ADAMS.
TIVE public viii be glad thai the publication Of
the works OF Jors ADAMS, long delayed viii now he
commenced AS soon adequate subscription shall have
becH obtained IL intended mbrace in the proposed
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams Governments AREA
published. but noS Out of PRINT and selection from
most vouninous of manuscripts which have never
The coilecfon is 10 be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams. the depostary Of all the
scripts well Of John Adams Of his father the late john
quincy Adams and Is attended as ths Hfst Of tSo great
Progress of these United States from the year l76l IN
s when s Adams es down tbs
The materials for the srxt OF the works much
more ample than has generally been supposed. John
Adams daring nearly all his hie serupuioy pre- served
bis apers and among Them are found many OF curious
and singulary interesting character Probably the most
remarkable in the eyes world viii prove
be Diary commenced BY MIN early 1885, and
RED on for thirty yeas including The fgesr portion has
pubic career This Diary viii be found 70 contain great
amount Of valuable matter connecied with the early
Of the Revelation Massachusetts, and throw
good De OF light upon the p-occedsrxs great
Congresses of liza, l775 and l77o Philadelphia, in
which the writer a conspicuous There also
Of debates during portion of PERIOD which,
IN The dearth OF all knowledge OF Them viii be highly val
Ii is well known that intention long entertained
BY the younger Mr. Adams wriie memoir of his father
This, although entirely executed, commenced. A
will be prehxed 10 the publication The unexecued
portion will be carried by the editor, aided by the dis
covery of photographed fragment OF John Adam
himself, which will be INFO the body Of his work
The great difficulty will be 10 the abundance OF the
rails be gathered OF correspondence carried io
half century well unpu biished treatises Of
various kinds, rataer bring them ali within
able limits for purchasers than sbon OF what will
interest the students Of the national history.
IL IS proposed 10 issue the work octave volumes
These viii include the the and ieuda law
the defence OF the American constitution, the ed
lions OF which have been long since exhausted, and the
dscourses Dava, all of which illustrations.
rom 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, be considered likely
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than possessed
furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
The revolutionary history Of the United STATES and Indeed
OF the times in which Mr. Adams lived, that
patronage OF American people And they strongly
hope thai they shall ind themselves well sustained
this be encouraged and
feet the other and later OF IL the Lie and Works OF the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams
The works Will be brought oui from time time,
mencng during the OF l5i9 and completed with
reasonable period, consistently with proper attention
the high character designed lie given them, and
the following order
l. Works upon government
Political papers, including Controversial Publications
OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers
4 Diary.
S. Private Letters Public Subjects IVA TO ISoI
D. Private Letters from 1876 TO lsl6.
Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor.
Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jeter-
son, the Lees, Laurens Gerry, Dana, lizard and 9TH
eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, ten volumes, in
pages and pat up cloth, the price Of 81 Is
limited number OF copies Will be struck of large pa
per- and put up in the style Of binding price 80
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
proprictors LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 2i-Btawu liz Washington street, Boston.