The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-22
PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

PROPOSALS. BY LITTLE q BROWN
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States,
EDITED MS GRANDSON, CHARLEs FRANCIS ADAMS
THE public will DO glad learn th. the PuD,Gs.on o,
been obtsned II intended TO embrace tho proposed
collection the works OF Mr. Adams On sneady
most voluminous OF manuscripts which have never
The COLLECTION il to be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams, the depostaIy Of all the manu-
scripts well Of John Adams as Of hi. father the late John
publications elucldatins the History Of the kl: ss and
ysar isas. whom the Younger adams died.
The materials to, the nr Of the two works arc much
Adams during nearly az his ie scrupulonsy pre- served
and ~ the
at Toast in the eyes of the world viii prove
on @ y nndns As
public This Diary will be found contain great
ments Of the Revolution Massachusetts and throw
sss Of and s @ ns
which the writer was conspcuou. actor There are also
of the debates during portion Of that period which,
in the dearth Of all knowledge Of them will be highly val
/. we'll known that an intention was long entsraned
This. although entirely executed, commenced A
most nteretng fragment remains In perfect state, and
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the
covery of an photographed fragment of John Adams
The geeat difficulty will be in the abundance Of the
sls DO gathered out Of correspondence carried for
various kinds. rather bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than TO short Of what will
1t is proposed TO issue the work in ten volumes
These will include tho essay on the canon and euda law
tons OF which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses on Dava to all of WHICH illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr. Adams or supplied
added.
Such selections will DO made from the Diary and from
promote better aequainlancs with the times in which
Adams lived and Aotsd than possessed after
furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is work relating
Of the in which Mr. Adams lived that surpssses in
historical and political value the volumes now offered
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained in
th. enterprise be encouraged and per
no less disng ushed sen, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time time,
in reasonable period, consistently with proper attention
to the high character designed be given them, and in
the following order'
l. Works upon government
Political papers, including Controversial Publications
8 Messages and Public Papers.
s. Private Letter. on Public Subjects, l7r4 to 1901
g. Private Letters from 1856 to 1928.
Life, by John Quincy Adams. continued by the editor
son, the Lees Laurens Gerry, Dana, lizard, and 9TH
eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in volumes, in
the octave form, each volume containing from 500 COO
snS put nR in o CLOTH at III price Of 81 = volume
per- and put up in th' same style OF binding, price 80
spSs0n' and orders are 'sssS y the
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Post OFPIcE DEPARTMENT, May 3, 1919 Nav
Notice Of tho establishment OF for the
"Wcstern Land District, !" In OF Wscousin.
pursuance OF the second section Of the Congress
entitled An act for changing the location the land Of
nee in the Chippewa land district and establishing adj
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